Table 2

Players’ opinions about the benefits of the exercise training they participated in: control (n=250) or neuromuscular control (NMC; n=192)

Player responseProgrammeQuestion asked
It improved my performanceIt reduced my risk of injuryIt increased my enjoyment of the gameIt improved my fitnessIt made me enjoy training more
Strongly disagreeNMC5 (2.6%)5 (2.6%)9 (4.7%)7 (3.6%)8 (4.2%)
Control14 (5.6%)16 (6.4%)23 (9.2%)13 (5.2%)22 (8.9%)
DisagreeNMC24 (12.5%)15 (7.8%)36 (18.8%)34 (17.7%)29 (15.1%)
Control36 (14.4%)24 (9.6%)51 (20.5%)32 (12.9%)51 (20.7%)
Neither agree nor disagreeNMC96 (50.0%)59 (30.7%)98 (51.0%)74 (38.5%)84 (43.8%)
Control108 (43.2%)77 (30.8%)113 (45.4%)69 (27.7%)111 (45.1%)
AgreeNMC61 (31.8%)97 (50.5%)43 (22.4%)66 (34.4%)62 (32.3%)
Control82 (32.8%)110(44.0%)51 (20.5%)116 (46.6%)50 (20.3%)
Strongly agreeNMC6 (3.1%)16 (8.3%)6 (3.1%)11 (5.7%)9 (4.7%)
Control10 (4.0%)23 (9.2%)11 (4.4%)19 (7.6%)12 (4.9%)
Statistical comparison across programmesχ24=3.909 (p=0.418)χ24=4.765 (p=0.312)χ24=4.639 (p=0.326)χ24=10.717 (p=0.030)χ24=11.554 (p=0.021)
  • Responses to questions are given as frequencies and percentages of all responding players in each programme.