Table 3.  Fitness performance at baseline and post-training. Data are presented as the mean (± SD).

Variable

Group

Baseline

Post-training

Δ%

Vertical jump (cm)

RT

48.2 (10.7)

49.6 (10.1)

3.4 (5.2)

 
PRT

43.1 (8.4)

46.5 (9.2) *

8.1 (7.2)

Long jump (cm)

RT

190.0 (23.1)

192.2 (25.4)

1.1 (4.3)

 
PRT

181.1 (25.9)

191.9 (28.5) *

6.0 (3.7)

9.1 m sprint (sec)

RT

2.1 (.14)

2.1 (.13)

.2 (4.0)

 
PRT

2.2 (.12)

2.2 (.15)

.3 (4.6)

Shuttle run (sec)

RT

5.6 (.27)

5.6 (.25)

-.3 (3.5)

 
PRT

5.6 (.18)

5.4 (.18) *

-3.8 (5.1)

Ball Toss (cm)

RT

321.7 (58.0)

339.4 (59.1) *

5.6 (4.6)

 
PRT

319.2 (96.9)

358.4 (85.2) *

14.4 (9.8)

Flexibility (cm)

RT

20.5 (8.9)

25.6 (5.9) *

29.0 (244.9)

 
PRT

18.4 (8.5)

21.2 (8.0) *

27.6 (49.2)

RT, resistance training group; PRT, plyometric training and resistance training group; Δ%, individual percent change. * Significantly greater improvement from baseline (p < 0.05). Significantly greater improvement than in RT group (p < 0.05).