Power-countermovement jump (CMJ) assessment
Lower-limb power performance was assessed using the CMJ test (Quattro Jump System, Kistler, Switzerland). Participants performed CMJs while refraining from positioning their arms in an akimbo stance on a portable force plate. This test commenced with the participant assuming an upright stance with their arms at the sides of their body on the force plate. Upon receiving the verbal cue “start” from the instructor, the participants rapidly flexed their knees until reaching a 90° angle and then vertically jumped as high as possible while swinging their arms, as described previously [