The male group received intensive short-term functional strength training and balance training consecutively for one hour each, six days a week for two weeks.

The female group received balance training and intensive short-term functional strength training consecutively for one hour each, six days a week for two weeks.

All players underwent a rigorous 2-week intensive short-term functional strength training program, with training sessions held for 5 days a week. One group engaged in intensive short-term functional strength training exercises, while the other group focused on balance training. The training regimen was then reversed for the two groups. Each daily training session lasted approximately 2 hours, with 1 hour of either intensive short-term functional strength training or balance training. Every intensive short-term functional strength training session spanned roughly 60 minutes, starting with a 10-minute warm-up followed by dynamic mobility exercises targeting key joints. During the 40-minute core segment of our intensive short-term functional strength training sessions, participants first engaged in stability exercises for 10 minutes, focusing on core stability and balance through plank variations and stability.

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a screening tool that consists of seven motor tasks, encompassing overhead squats, inline lunges, step downs, shoulder flexibility, straight leg lifts, trunk stability pushups, and pushups. Each task is assessed using a conventional 0-3 ordinal system.

A score of 3 indicates correct execution without pain or compensatory movements, a score of 2 indicates compensatory movements were observed, a score of 1 signifies an inability to complete the movement, and a score of 0 implies no pain during the movement.

Each exercise is repeated three times, and the best performance is recorded.

The FMS yields a maximum score of 21, with a total score of 14 or below indicating a higher risk of sports injury development.

For the balance study, a biomechanical examination of stability was conducted. Tecnobody, Italy, Prokin 252 N system, was employed to assess both static and dynamic stability components.

To evaluate static stability, stabilometric tests were performed with both open and closed eyes. To determine dynamic stability balance, the Stability Index was assessed while participants stood on one foot (in the Romberg position) and both feet (in the sharpened Romberg posture).

Postural sway in degrees was measured for both static and dynamic balance.

The players performed three types of agility tests: the SEMO test, the 40-meter run test, and the Illinois agility test.

The SEMO Agility Test was conducted following the procedures outlined in a previous study. It measures running agility, incorporating movements such as running backwards and sideways.

In the 40-meter run test for agility, the players ran as fast as possible between two parallel lines spanning 40 meters.

Last, the Illinois agility test required athletes to exhibit acceleration, deceleration, and quick changes in direction around numerous cones, completing 90-180-degree revolutions over a 60-meter distance.