... Eighteen studies investigated the short-term effects of HT vs. VT with a total of 507 participants (455 males and 52 females) (Abade et al., 2021;Asencio et al., 2022;Aztarain-Cardiel et al., 2023;Barbalho et al., 2020;Contreras et al., 2017;Dello Iacono et al., 2017;Gonzalo-Skok et al., 2019;Hammond et al., 2019;Keller et al., 2020;Kurt et al., 2023;Los Arcos et al., 2014;Loturco et al., 2015;Manouras et al., 2016;Nobari et al., 2023;Ramírez-Campillo et al., 2015;Talukdar et al., 2022;Tibor, Judit & Zoltán, 1990;Wilson et al., 2022). Maximal strength (horizontal: three studies; vertical: four studies), jump (horizontal: eight studies; vertical: 12 studies), sprint, and COD and maneuverability performance were reported in four (Asencio et al., 2022;Barbalho et al., 2020;Contreras et al., 2017;Hammond et al., 2019;Talukdar et al., 2022), 12 (Abade et al., 2021;Asencio et al., 2022;Aztarain-Cardiel et al., 2023;Contreras et al., 2017;Dello Iacono et al., 2017;Gonzalo-Skok et al., 2019;Keller et al., 2020;Kurt et al., 2023;Los Arcos et al., 2014;Loturco et al., 2015;Manouras et al., 2016;Ramírez-Campillo et al., 2015;Talukdar et al., 2022;Tibor, Judit & Zoltán, 1990;Wilson et al., 2022), nine (Abade et al., 2021;Aztarain-Cardiel et al., 2023; Average score = 8.59, Median score = 8 ...