Players’ opinions about the benefits of the exercise training they participated in: control (n=250) or neuromuscular control (NMC; n=192)
| Player response | Programme | Question asked | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It improved my performance | It reduced my risk of injury | It increased my enjoyment of the game | It improved my fitness | It made me enjoy training more | ||
| Strongly disagree | NMC | 5 (2.6%) | 5 (2.6%) | 9 (4.7%) | 7 (3.6%) | 8 (4.2%) |
| Control | 14 (5.6%) | 16 (6.4%) | 23 (9.2%) | 13 (5.2%) | 22 (8.9%) | |
| Disagree | NMC | 24 (12.5%) | 15 (7.8%) | 36 (18.8%) | 34 (17.7%) | 29 (15.1%) |
| Control | 36 (14.4%) | 24 (9.6%) | 51 (20.5%) | 32 (12.9%) | 51 (20.7%) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | NMC | 96 (50.0%) | 59 (30.7%) | 98 (51.0%) | 74 (38.5%) | 84 (43.8%) |
| Control | 108 (43.2%) | 77 (30.8%) | 113 (45.4%) | 69 (27.7%) | 111 (45.1%) | |
| Agree | NMC | 61 (31.8%) | 97 (50.5%) | 43 (22.4%) | 66 (34.4%) | 62 (32.3%) |
| Control | 82 (32.8%) | 110(44.0%) | 51 (20.5%) | 116 (46.6%) | 50 (20.3%) | |
| Strongly agree | NMC | 6 (3.1%) | 16 (8.3%) | 6 (3.1%) | 11 (5.7%) | 9 (4.7%) |
| Control | 10 (4.0%) | 23 (9.2%) | 11 (4.4%) | 19 (7.6%) | 12 (4.9%) | |
| Statistical comparison across programmes | χ24=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.