Table 1. Descriptive data of the control group (CONTROL, n = 6), non-randomized plyometric training group (NRG, n = 6) and randomized plyometric training group (RG, n = 7) and total training load accumulated during the interventional period.
CONTROL
NRG
RG
Age (y)
9.7 ± 2.0
10.0 ± 1.5
11.0 ± 1.7
Body mass (kg)
39.4 ± 5.7
36.3 ± 5.8
38.3 ± 11.3
Height (m)
1.44 ± 0.08
1.41 ± 0.09
1.42 ± 0.1
Body mass index (kg·m-2)
19.1 ± 1.4
18.3 ± 1.0
18.6 ± 1.6
Session rating of perceived exertion (a.u.)a
440 ± 270
540 ± 346
583 ± 313
aBasketball training load was determined by multiplying the minutes of basketball training by the rating of perceived exertion after a randomly selected basketball training session.