Resistance exercise consisted of four exercises: three exercises for upper body muscles (chest press, lat pull down, shoulder press) and an exercise for lower limb muscles (bilateral leg press) using weight stack machines (Life Fitness, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan).
The neuromuscular warm-up was done twice weekly throughout the playing season and consisted of six exercises concentrating on knee control and core stability.
The programme consisted of four exercises: running techniques, balance and body control, plyometrics, and strengthening exercises (box and fig 1).
The exercise protocol consisted of four exercises including dynamic trunk extension, dynamic-static trunk extension, dynamic leg extension and dynamic-static leg extension.
The programme consisted of eight exercises: biceps curl; calf raise; triceps press; chest press; seated hamstrings curl; shoulder press; leg extension and lateral pull down (Precor, Woodinville, USA).
The program consisted of five exercises designed primarily to train the elbow flexors and secondarily to train the elbow extensors for balance.
The isometric exercises consisted of three exercises using a conventional plastic ball (diameter of 20 cm) and one exercise using an elastic band (Rubber Band, Orange Color, Carci, Brazil) with extra strong resistance measuring 1.50 x 0.14 m.
The eight-week training consisted of four exercises for lower limbs and three exercises for upper limbs, which were alternately performed with a two-minute interval between them during familiarization and training periods.
The self-administered training consisted of three exercises; in the sitting position there was the stretching of each leg and raises from the chair, and crouching and rising were conducted from the standing position.
The kinematic assessment consisted of eight exercises (i.e., elbow extension, elbow flexion, shoulder adduction, reaching movement, forearm pronation/supination, shoulder abduction, shoulder flexion, and shoulder internal/external rotation), each one repeated 10 times.
