Effects of 8-Week Orienteering Training on Physical Fitness Parameters among Adolescents Aged 14–18 Years

Table 3

Comparison of performance-related parameters of physical fitness within and between groups.

		Pretest	Posttest	Mean rank; N/P/T	Sum of ranks; N/P/T
Speed (sec)	OTG			10.53/5.50/1	179.00/11.00/1	−3.382	0.001
	CG			10.59/10.13/1	169.50/40.50/1	−2.408	0.016
		199.50	197.00
		0.784	0.735
Agility (sec)	OTG			10.89/3.00/-	207.00/3.00/-	−3.808	0.001
	CG			13.13/5.67/-	197.00/34.00/-	−2.833	0.005
		174.500	205.500
		0.354	0.907
Balance (number of failed)	OTG			9.08/5.21/7	54.50/36.50/7	−0.630	0.528
	CG			7.80/10.15/3	39.00/132.00/3	−2.029	0.042
		195.000	116.000
		0.065	0.012
Coordination (sec)	OTG			10.75/8.25/-	193.50/16.50/-	−3.304	0.001
	CG			9.54/12.29/1	124.00/86.00/1	−0.709	0.478
		194.500	197.000
		0.686	0.735
Anaerobic power (kgm/sn)	OTG			8.00/11.13/-	32.00/178.00/-	−2.725	0.006
	CG			9.86/11.57/-	69.00/162.00/-	−1.616	0.106
		175.000	164.000
		0.361	0.230

: Mann–Whitney ; : ; M:mean; SS: standard deviation; N/P/T: negative/positive/ties.