Table 4. Between-group effect sizes, confidence limits, likelihood effects and odds ratios for performance data.
| Variable |
Mean difference |
Effect size |
Confidence limits |
Control is beneficial (%) |
Similar (%) |
Plyometric is beneficial (%) |
Effect description |
Odd ratio of benefits to harm |
| CMJ (cm) |
-2.2 |
-0.66 |
-1.32 to 0.00 |
1.8% |
10.5% |
87.7% |
Likely beneficial |
399 |
| SLJ (cm) |
-5.7 |
-0.28 |
-0.93 to 0.37 |
0.4% |
31.1% |
68.5% |
Possibly beneficial |
605 |
| 25-m KWP (s) |
-3.1 |
-1.43 |
-2.15 to -0.71 |
3.1% |
4.6% |
92.3% |
Likely beneficial |
369 |
| 25-m WP (s) |
-0.8 |
-0.62 |
-1.28 to 0.04 |
1.6% |
11.3% |
87.1% |
Likely beneficial |
404 |
| 15-m front crawl (s) |
-0.4 |
-0.60 |
-1.26 to 0.06 |
1.6% |
11.7% |
86.7% |
Likely beneficial |
407 |
| 25-m front crawl (s) |
-0.6 |
-0.58 |
-1.24 to 0.08 |
1.5% |
12.2% |
86.3% |
Likely beneficial |
411 |
| 50-m front crawl (s) |
-1.5 |
-0.50 |
-1.16 to 0.15 |
3.2% |
4.4% |
92.4% |
Likely beneficial |
368 |
CMJ: countermovement jump; SLJ: standing long jump; 25-m KWP: 25-m kick without push; 25-m WP: 25-m front crawl without push.
