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One hundred eighteen children (57 boys and 61 girls) aged 10\u201311 years (mean \u00b1 <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SD<\/jats:italic>: 10.84 \u00b1 0.46 years) were randomly assigned into PT (19 boys and 22 girls), ST (20 boys and 18 girls), and control (CT) (18 boys and 21 girls; no training program) group. Experimental groups were trained twice a week for 8 weeks. Countermovement jump, standing long jump, medicine ball throw, and 20-m sprint were measured at baseline and after intervention. The results showed a significant group effect on training-induced responses (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">F<\/jats:italic> = 10.26; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01; \n                              \n                                 \n                              \n                            = 0.33), with clear improvements from pre- to posttraining in PT and ST. Regardless of training group, no differences were found in boys and girls (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">F<\/jats:italic> = 0.70; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> = 0.62; \n                              \n                                 \n                              \n                            = 0.03). After 8 weeks of training, PT and ST showed increased performances in 1-kg (mean \u00b1 CI 95%; 0.18 \u00b1 0.05 and 0.19 \u00b1 0.05 m) and 3-kg (0.12 \u00b1 0.08 and 0.12 \u00b1 0.09 m) medicine ball throws and 20-m sprints (\u22120.08 \u00b1 0.03 s and \u22120.04 \u00b1 0.04 s) compared with CT (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.60). Standing long jump was significantly increased after ST when compared with CT (0.07 \u00b1 0.04 m; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic> = 0.88). Plyometric training showed higher improvements than ST in sprint (0.04 \u00b1 0.03; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> = 0.01; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic> = 0.71). It is suggested that 8 weeks of ST or PT seems to be effective to improve strength- and power-related variables in healthy untrained children. 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