Table 1. Descriptive statistics, including the mean values along with their respective standard deviations, for participant
characteristics within each group.
UT (n = 16) BT (n = 16) UBT (n = 17) Control (n = 17)
Age (years) 15.9 ± 0.9 16.3 ± 0.8 16.2 ± 0.7 16.1 ± 0.8
Height (cm) 175.5 ± 6.9 180.5 ± 5.0 181.5 ± 9.4 179.8 ± 6.4
Body mass (kg) 62.4 ± 5.2 68.9 ± 6.7 71.5 ± 10.4 68.5 ± 8.1
BMI (kg/m2) 20.2 ± 1.0 21.1 ± 1.8 21.6 ± 1.9 21.2 ± 2.0
Maturity offset (years) +2.0 ± 0.3 +2.2 ± 0.4 +2.0 ± 0.5 +2.1 ± 0.4
Point guard (n) 3 3 3 4
Shooting guard (n) 3 4 3 3
Power forward (n) 3 3 4 3
Center (n) 3 3 3 3
Small forward (n) 4 3 3 3
UP: unilateral plyometric jump training; BT: bilateral plyometric jump training; UBT: combined unilateral and bilateral plyometric
jump training; BMI: body mass index.