Table 3.
Comparisons of the linear and COD sprints pre- and post-8 weeks of inter-season training in elite soccer players. Values are means (±SD).
Pre
Post
-/Trivial/+
Rating
ES [90% CI]
Rating
VEL 5 m (m·s
-1
)
5.01 (.26)
4.90 (.21)
90/10/00
Likely
-.42 [-.96; .05]
Small
VEL 10 m (m·s
-1
)
5.88 (.25)
5.79 (.23)
95/05/00
Very Likely
-.36 [-.87; .13]
Small
VEL 20 m (m·s
-1
)
6.86 (.26)
6.76 (.26)
98/02/00
Very Likely
-.38 [-.88; .12]
Small
COD speed (m·s
-1
)
3.66 (.12)
3.58 (.11)
100/00/00
Almost Certainly
-.67 [-1.19; -.17]
Moderate
CI: confidence interval; VEL: velocity; COD: change of direction.