Table 1. Sample Characteristics at baseline. Data are means ±SD.
Variables Inertial Group Plyometric Group Percentage Diffrences p value *
Age 17.3 ± 1.9 17.6 ± 2.7 1.50 0.229
Height (m) 1.72 ± 0.08 1.73 ± 0.08 0.64 0.605
Age of experience 8.53 ± 2.33 8.67 ± 3.09 1.64 0.538
Session/week 4.76 ± 0.51 4.37 ± 0.77 -8.19 0.157
Weight (kg) 62.20 ± 10.21 64.23 ± 11.53 3.26 0.488
Dominant thigh (cm) 55.77 ± 4.75 55.18 ± 5.40 -1.06 0.665
Non-Dominant thigh (cm) 54.52 ± 4.20 54.42 ± 5.64 -0.18 0.943
Dominant calf (cm) 35.27 ± 2.33 35.47 ± 2.54 0.57 0.753
Non-Dominant calf (cm) 34.99 ± 2.78 35.38 ± 2.40 1.11 0.577
Inter malleolar distance (cm) 156.34 ± 12.47 152.43 ± 13.47 -2.50 0.264
Nordic break-point angle (°) 22.67 ± 7.26 18.18 ± 6.79 -19.81 0.075
Distance lunge with weapon (cm) 214.73 ± 22.90 223.52 ± 21.08 4.09 0.182
Distance lunge without weapon (cm) 216.19 ± 20.62 218.64 ± 23.03 1.13 0.707
Distance advance-advance lunge with weapon (cm) 377.10 ± 53.65 391.55 ± 40.45 3.83 0.306
Distance advance-advance lunge without weapon (cm) 370.24 ± 48.33 388.98 ± 32.95 5.06 0.129
Time lunge with weapon (s) 1.14 ± 0.15 1.04 ± 0.27 -8.77 0.141
Time lunge without weapon (s) 1.01 ± 0.21 0.96 ± 0.12 -4.95 0.353
Time advance-advance lunge with weapon (s) 1.70 ± 0.20 1.65 ± 0.17 -2.94 0.301
Time advance-advance lunge without weapon (s) 1.63 ± 0.18 1.61 ± 0.17 -1.23 0.694
Squat jump height (cm) 28.36 ± 6.35 27.42 ± 5.27 -3.31 0.617
Countermovement jump height (cm) 30.08 ± 6.48 29.53 ± 5.05 -1.83 0.766
7 repeated hopping contact time (s) 0.18 ± 0.03 0.19 ± 0.03 5.56 0.588
7 repeated hopping height (cm) 19.32 ± 7.70 20.26 ± 5.08 4.87 0.653
* computed with Anova One-Way.