| Serpell
et al. 2011 |
Rugby |
NA |
10 |
NA |
Each
reactive agility training session involved participants completing
10 perception action guided discovery reactive agility drills per
session |
| Chaouachi
et al. 2014 |
Soccer |
COD:2 |
2-4 |
Session-RPE |
Detailed
in Table 1 and Table 2 of the article |
| Zwierko
et al. 2023 |
EG
= 25CG = 25 |
SSG:1-2 |
30s-2min |
Volleyball |
National
level |
| Young
& Rogers 2014 |
AFL |
COD:4 |
36-48 |
NA |
COD:
4 activities per session to provide variety. The number of changes
of direction per session progressed from 36 at the start of the
programme to 48 by the end. |
| Lee
et al. 2024 |
EG
= 9CG = 10 |
SSG:3-4 |
30-45s |
Soccer |
SSG:All
games were 30–45 s bouts with four sessions in first and
second games and three sessions in last game. |
| Born
et al. 2016 |
Soccer |
4 |
5 |
NA |
4
sets of 5 sprints, which were separated by 5 min of active rest. |
| Chaalali
et al. 2016 |
Soccer |
2-3 |
1 |
NA |
Detailed
in Table 1 of the article |
| Engelbrecht
et al. 2016 |
Rugby |
3-4 |
NA |
NA |
Detailed
in Table 3 of the article without exact number of repetitions. Intensity
was only suggested qualitatively (e.g. low-moderate intensity) |
| Trecroci
et al. 2016 |
Soccer |
4 |
120s |
NA |
Detailed
in Table 1 and Table 2 of the article |
| Zago
et al. 2016 |
Soccer |
8-20 |
4-15s |
NA |
Detailed
in Table 2 with qualitatively suggested intensity (maximal or almost
maximal) |
| Vogt
et al. 2018 |
Soccer |
4 |
4min |
90-95%HR |
4
intervals of 4min in the course with 3min of active recovery between
intervals. Heart rates (HR) were consistently monitored and recorded
after each in terval. Monitoring HR served as a control to target
90 to 95% of the maximum HR (HRmax) in accordance with previ ously
measured HR during the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test |
| Zouhal
et al. 2019 |
Soccer |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Training
sessions varied greatly within study, intensity was only qualitatively
stated (light plyometric intensity initially; progressed gradually;
exercises performed at maximal effort during COD drills) |
| Dunton
et al. 2020 |
Soccer |
4 |
15
passes |
NA |
The
60 passes were divided in to four blocks of 15 passes. |
| Hicheur
et al. 2020 |
Soccer |
1 |
32
passes |
NA |
During
each training session, players of the AF group and the NF group
also performed 32 passes. Intensity was mentioned qualitatively
("pass the ball as accurately and as quickly as possible") |
| Arede
et al. 2021 |
Soccer/
Basketball/ Handball |
2-3 |
4-5 |
NA |
The
training protocol consisted of 20 minutes sessions, 2–3 sets
of 4–5 exercises using touch-board and LED lighting equipment |
| Ehmann
et al. 2022 |
Soccer |
3 |
6
min |
NA |
Each
training session was divided into three 6-min training blocks with
a 1-min break between each block. Only “adaptive speed adjustment”
was suggested for intensity |
| Hassan
et al. 2022 |
Basketball |
2-3 |
2-8 |
NA |
The
researchers used load intensity (less than maximum intensity–maximum
intensity). The training method used over the period was high intensity.
The number of duplicates was 2–8. The number of groups was
2–3. |
| Bekris
et al. 2023 |
Soccer |
6 |
5
min |
NA |
Detailed
in Table 1 of the article |
| Gonzalo-Skok
et al. 2023 |
soccer |
1 |
4 |
NA |
Both
UTG and PTG consisted of 1 set of 4 unilateral exercises: front
step, backward lunges, defensive-like shuffling steps, and lateral
crossover cutting |
| Lucia
et al. 2023 |
Basketball |
4 |
1 |
NA |
Two
30-min sessions per week, consisting of four exercise circuits repeated
once each. Intensity was manipulated by task difficulty. |
| Zwierko
et al. 2023 |
Volleyball |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Volume
was only provided in minutes per session. Intensity was implied
(stroboscopic protocols were restricted to 2.5 min with a 2.5-min
break interval) |
| Friebe
et al. 2024 |
Soccer |
NA |
NA |
Borg
scale |
Only
training hours per week is provided |
| Lee
et al. 2024 |
Soccer |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Only
session duration is provided. Intensity was monitored but not recorded
("However, we did not document these records as they were not within
the scope of the study.") |
| Lucia
et al. 2024 |
Basketball |
4 |
1 |
NA |
Four
circuits repeated once with two exercises, one on skills and the
other on stability |
| Mancini
et al. 2024 |
Volleyball |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Only
duration was provided in Table 2 of the article. Intensity was qualitatively
stated (",efforts were made to ensure that there was no overall
difference in the training volume between the EG and CG") |
| Steff
et al. 2024 |
Basketball |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Training
sessions varied greatly within study, intensity was only qualitatively
stated ("players performed all exercises at maximal speed and with
rapid reaction to light cues.") |
| Zwierko
et al., 2024 (a |
Volleyball |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Volume
was only provided in minutes per session. Intensity manipulated
only by visual difficulty (strobe flicker rate and duty cycle),
not by physiological exertion. |
| Zwierko
et al., 2024 (b |
Soccer |
NA |
NA |
17.0
± 2.0 (RPE) |
Training
sessions varied greatly within study. |
| Klatt
et al. 2025 |
Soccer |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Only
session duration is provided. Intensity was manipulated through
task difficulty ("Visual training can lead to mental fatigue as
higher perceptual loads affect information processing and may hinder
effectiveness") |
| Neag
et al. 2025 |
Soccer |
1-2 |
4-6 |
NA |
Intensity
was stated qualitatively (e.g. dribbling at maximum speed) |