Wheelchair Propulsion Biomechanics in Junior Basketball Players: A Method for the Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Specific Training Program

Table 4

Results of the training program assessment (ES2 and ES3 results).

Parameter	Group	ES2	ES3	Wilcoxon test
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	value
[s]	CG	6.1 ± 1.2	5.9 ± 1.1	0.248	−1.156
	EG	6.1 ± 1.2	6.2 ± 1.1	0.080	−1.753
[s]	CG	0.44 ± 0.05	0.45 ± 0.08	0.705	−0.378
	EG	0.47 ± 0.09	0.44 ± 0.08	0.027	−2.207
[push/min]	CG	117.32 ± 14.62	118.30 ± 21.02	0.600	−0.524
	EG	112.65 ± 18.71	119.97 ± 15.74	0.028	−2.201
[N]	CG	276.56 ± 148.16	289.57 ± 241.16	0.463	−0.734
	EG	330.71 ± 191.10	588.32 ± 312.29	0.028	−2.201
[%]	CG	48.91 ± 3.82	47.86 ± 3.82	0.173	−1.363
	EG	47.77 ± 3.56	48.62 ± 3.96	0.046	−1.992
[%]	CG	4.36 ± 3.64	6.65 ± 4.81	0.173	−1.363
	EG	5.00 ± 3.38	4.12 ± 4.59	0.345	−0.943
[%]	CG	12.00 ± 6.93	15.24 ± 10.47	0.249	−1.153
	EG	12.16 ± 9.92	7.41 ± 3.12	0.249	−1.153
[%]	CG	5.57 ± 4.38	4.56 ± 3.41	0.249	−1.153
	EG	4.35 ± 2.74	4.17 ± 2.83	0.917	−0.105

Descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed-rank test results (in terms of value and value) for both the CG and the EG, before (ES2) and after (ES3) the training program administration. Significant differences are indicated with an asterisk. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. : time to complete the 20-metre sprint test; : push cycle duration; : push cycle frequency; : peak progression force; : bilateral symmetry index; : coefficient of variation of the push cycle duration; : coefficient of variation of the peak progression force; : coefficient of variation of the bilateral symmetry index.