Descriptive statistics of the screening tests during the three measurements
| Category | Test | All screening 1 (n=87) | All screening 2 (n=77) | All screening 3 (n=48) | Effect size (first second) | Effect size (first vs third) | Baseline differences between teams |
| Range of motion | Jurdan (o) | 71.0 (9.00) | 72.0 (9.33) | 72.3 (8.88) | 0.20 (−0.02 to 0.44) | 0.76 (0.43 to 1.08) | |
| Jurdan asymmetry (%) | 6.98 (6.77) | 5.82 (4.23) | 6.53 (4.70) | −0.18 (−0.41 to 0.04) | 0.14 (−0.42 to 0.14) | ||
| Active straight leg raise (o) | 90.7 (11.7) | 93.1 (10.3) | 92.7 (8.44) | 0.32 (−0.09 to 0.55) | 0.61 (0.30 to 0.91) | ||
| Active straight leg raise asymmetry (%) | 5.41 (4.35) | 4.79 (3.88) | 5.53 (5.81) | −0.12 (−0.34 to 0.10) | 0.01 (−0.04 to 0.53) | ||
| Lumbo-pelvic control | Kickback (o) | 155 (12.5) | 155 (11.4) | 153 (24.7) | −0.12 (−0.35 to 0.10) | −0.10 (−0.38 to 0.18) | Team 1 and 5 <team 2* |
| Sprint mechanical output | Maximal theoretical horizontal force (N/kg) | 7.82 (0.44) | 7.93 (0.46) | 7.77 (0.52) | 0.29 (−0.06 to 0.52) | −0.24 (−0.53 to 0.04) | Team 2<team 5* |
| Posterior chain strength | Hip force (N/kg) | 5.12 (0.82) | 5.32 (0.94) | 5.35 (0.82) | 0.23 (−0.01 to 0.45) | 0.43 (−0.13 to 0.72) | Team 5<team 1* |
| Hip force asymmetry (%) | 6.52 (5.39) | 8.01 (5.73) | 6.30 (4.79) | 0.22 (−0.01 to 0.44) | −0.10 (−0.38 to 0.18) | ||
| Knee force (N/kg) | 4.17 (0.64) | 4.33 (0.66) | 4.22 (0.70) | 0.29 (−0.06 to 0.52) | 0.06 (−.022 to 0.35) | Team 5<team 1* | |
| Knee force asymmetry (%) | 7.68 (6.68) | 9.10 (7.31) | 8.29 (6.13) | 0.12 (−0.11 to 0.34) | 0.07 (−0.20 to 0.36) |
*p<0.05.