The effects of a plyometric and strength training program on the fitness performance in young basketball players
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of two short-term off-season conditioning training programs on fitness performance in young basketball players. Twenty-one young basketball players, aged 12-13 years, volunteered to participate in this study. The participants were randomly assigned to a strength training group (ST, n = 10) or a combined plyometric and strength training group (CT, n = 11). The ST group performed free full court basketball play followed by strength training, whereas the CT group performed plyometric exercises followed by the same strength training program. Young basketball players were assessed before and after a six-week training period on the vertical jump, long jump, medicine ball toss, 20 m sprint, 4 x 15 m standing start running and stand and reach flexibility. The CT group made significantly (p < 0.05) greater improvements than the ST group in the vertical jump (3.2 cm vs. 0.6 cm), long jump (10.3 cm vs. 2.2 cm), 20 m sprint (-0.2 sec vs. 0.0 sec), 4 x 15 m standing start running (-0.41 sec vs. -0.05 sec) and the medicine ball toss (40.7 cm vs. 18.2 cm) following the training. The results of this study demonstrate that a short-term plyometric and strength training program significantly increases motor performance skills in young basketball players.
Author: Ognjen Andrejić
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2524329227