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Both groups trained twice weekly over six weeks, following a standardized warm-up protocol. The FET group performed 4\u00d7 (2\u2009+\u20098) maximal concentric\u2013eccentric repetitions on a flywheel device (inertia\u2009=\u20090.075 kg\u00b7m\u00b2), and the BST group completed 4\u2009\u00d7\u20098 back-squat repetitions at 80% of their pre-test one-repetition maximum (1RM); all sets were separated by 3-minute rest intervals. A 2\u2009\u00d7\u20092 factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to assess pre\u2013 to post-intervention changes in sprint speed (20-m sprint) and change-of-direction ability (505 agility test and lane agility test).The results of the analysis of variance indicated that in the FET group, the main effect of time and the interaction effect were significant for the 20m sprint and 505 agility tests (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05), while the group main effect was not significant (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). However, no significant effects were observed for the lane agility test (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). In the BST group, there were no significant effects regarding the main effect of time, the group main effect, or the interaction effect in any of the tests (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). 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