Table 2. Effects of six weeks repeated sprint training on jump and repeated sprint-related variables of college soccer players (mean ± SD).
Variables Groups Pre-intervention Post-intervention Pre-Post (%) Interaction effect Hedges’ g (95%CI)
SJ
(cm)
SAND 40.8 ± 2.41 43.7 ± 2.19 a,b c 6.9 b,c F = 50.7;

p < 0.01
2.02 (1.12, 2.91) Very Large↑
GRASS 40.4 ± 2.46 42.3 ± 2.28 a,b 4.7 b 1.36 (0.56, 2.16) Large↑
CON 40.9 ± 2.74 40.6 ± 2.55 -0.8 -0.22 (-0.94, 0.50) Small↓
CMJ
(cm)
SAND 44.1 ± 2.46 47.7 ± 2.42 a,b 8.2 b F = 44.1;

p < 0.01
2.03 (1.14, 2.93) Very Large↑
GRASS 44.1 ± 2.48 47.0 ± 2.43 a,b 6.5 b 1.61 (0.78, 2.44) Large↑
CON 44.4 ± 2.47 43.9 ± 2.63 -1.2 -0.30 (-1.03, 0.42) Small↓
Best sprint time (s) SAND 5.0 ± 0.07 4.9 ± 0.07 a,b -2.1 b F = 40.4;

p < 0.01
-1.58 (-2.41, -0.75) Large↓
GRASS 5.0 ± 0.09 4.9 ± 0.08 a,b -2.0 b -1.46 (-2.28, -0.65) Large↓
CON 5.0 ± 0.06 5.0 ± 0.05 -0.03 -0.02 (-0.74, 0.70) Trivial↓
Peak
power
(w)
SAND 717.2 ± 23.93 762.7 ± 20.94 a,b 6.4 b F = 35.3;

p < 0.01
1.94 (1.06, 2.82) Large↑
GRASS 718.4 ± 23.87 758.0 ± 21.19 a,b 5.5 b 1.67 (0.83, 2.52) Large↑
CON 715.8 ± 23.94 713.3 ± 24.29 -0.4 -0.11 (-0.83, 0.61) Trivial↓
Minimum power
(w)
SAND 445.3 ± 19.70 533.3 ± 20.63 a,b,c 19.8 b,c F = 136.9;

p < 0.01
1.29 (0.50, 2.09) Large↑
GRASS 443.6 ± 20.00 511.8 ± 21.29 a b 15.4 b 1.00 (0.23, 1.77) Moderate↑
CON 454.5 ± 19.04 446.4 ± 21.97 -1.8 -0.12 (-0.84, 0.60) Trivial↓
Mean
power
(w)
SAND 571.2 ± 27.01 640.1 ± 21.12 a,b,c 12.1b F = 58.3;

p < 0.01
1.96 (1.07, 2.84) Large↑
GRASS 563.3 ± 27.02 616.5 ± 25.28 a,b 9.4 b 1.51 (0.69, 2.33) Large↑
CON 571.2 ± 25.75 562.4 ± 25.68 -1.5 -0.25 (-0.97, 0.47) Small↓
Fatigue
index
SAND 8.3 ± 0.32 7.3 ± 0.37 a,b,c -12.1 b,c F = 29.9;

p < 0.01
-1.87 (-2.74, -1.00) Large↓
GRASS 8.4 ± 0.42 7.8 ± 0.33 a,b -7.1 b -1.12 (-1.90, -0.35) Moderate↓
CON 8.0 ± 0.44 8.2 ± 0.45 2.5 0.37 (-0.35, 1.10) Small↑
a Significantly different from pre-intervention (p < 0.05);
b Significantly different from CON (p < 0.05);
c Significantly different from GRASS (p < 0.05).