Training interventions
Participants of both experimental groups were required to complete a 15-minute warm-up once per week before their regular basketball practice across 8-weeks. The warm-up was led by the principal researcher (also a qualified S&C coach) and conducted in the same school gymnasium located in a separate building to the basketball practice. While one group completed their intervention, the other group completed low intensity shooting exercises with their basketball coach. This was portrayed to the players to relate to limited space available in the warm-up location. However, to account for any impact of the shooting exercises, the order by which each group completed the intervention (before or after shooting) was alternated each week. To ensure the time of the warm-ups was matched, a timer was set for 15-minutes and commenced upon the explanation of the first activity / exercise of each of the respective warm-ups.The details of the included exercises for both warm-ups are found in 