Table 3. Descriptive statistics for the variables. Data are means ± SD.
Variable
Group
Pre
Post
VIFT
(km/h)
HIITearly
16.208
± 0.542
17.542
± 0.722 *
HIITpost
16.542
± 0.498
17.792
± 0.690 *
Control
16.417
± 0.597
16.500
± 0.603
Passes
Accuracy (%)
HIITearly
66.242
± 6.325
72.992
± 4.788 *
HIITpost
66.858
± 7.541
69.592
± 7.225 *
Control
65.800
± 4.729
66.717
± 4.528
Dribble
Accuracy (%)
HIITearly
76.592
± 4.459
78.092
± 4.339 *
HIITpost
78.500
± 4.835
79.342
± 4.796 *
Control
76.717
± 4.719
77.208
± 4.777 *
Shot
Accuracy (%)
HIITearly
37.625
± 5.727
41.683
± 4.797 *
HIITpost
37.342
± 4.403
38.842
± 4.368 *
Control
35.725
± 5.144
36.625
± 4.522 *
VIFT: final speed at 30-15 intermittent fitness test; HIITearly: high-intensitry interval training conducted at the beginning of the session; HIITpost: high-intensity interval training conducted at the end of the session
* significant different (p < 0.001) intra-group (pre vs post).