Fig 1.
Flow chart diagram of participants’ enrolment, randomization and final analysis.
Table 1.
General descriptive parameters.
Table 2.
Description of the training programmes for soccer and running group.
Table 3.
Health-related physical fitness components for soccer, running and control group before and 12-week training intervention.
Fig 2.
Differences among soccer (SOC), running (RUN) and control (CON) group in VO2max absolute values (L·min-1); *—denotes significant difference compared to baseline (p<0.05).
Fig 3.
Differences among soccer (SOC), running (RUN) and control (CON) groups in: A) squat jump performance and B) countermovement jump with arm swing; *—denotes significant difference compared to baseline (p<0.05); #—significant difference between SOC and RUN group in post intervention (p<0.05).
Fig 4.
Intervention-induced changes in health related fitness parameters for soccer (SOC), running (RUN) and control (CON) group.