Abstract
Plyometrics are exercises that involved the enhancement of muscle performance. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of 6-weeks plyometric training on speed and agility performance among recreational football players. This study was conducted following the pre-post test model of quasi-experimental method. Twenty-two recreational football players were chosen for this study (aged between 19 to 26 years old) and randomly assigned into control (N=11) and intervention group (N=11) for six weeks. Subjects in the control group did not undergo any plyometric training. In contrast, the intervention group performed plyometric training for six weeks. All subjects participated in two tests; 1) Sprint test of 20 m distance for speed performance and; 2) Agility test using Agility T-test for agility performance before (pre) and after (post) training. For the intervention group, significant improvement in the difference of sprint time before and after six weeks of training were discovered (t = 3.76, p = 0.001) when compared to the control group. The agility performance of the intervention group also showed a significant difference when compared to the control group (t = 2.53, p = 0.01). Therefore, this will help players to improve their performance during a football match and prevent injury among recreational football players.
Highlights
Football is a game that includes high speed runs at full or sub-normal speeds, high power projections, quick changes in ball direction
This research aims to investigate the effects of plyometric training on speed and agility performance among recreationally trained football players
The results of the analysis are arranged according to the following subtopics, descriptive analysis, comparison between control and intervention group, comparison the effect of plyometric training on speed between control and intervention group and comparison the effect of plyometric training on agility between control and intervention group
Summary
Football is a game that includes high speed runs at full or sub-normal speeds, high power projections, quick changes in ball direction. Many team sports (such as football, netball, martial arts and baseball) includes intermittent, dynamic and ballistic movement. This requires advanced conditions, along with high aerobic and intermittent sprinting capacity, strong muscles and strength, speed flexibility, speed and adaptability. Most of the trainings in sports involve jumping, hopping, and skipping movements [2]. These exercises facilitate sturdy muscle activities in International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences 8(5): 174-180, 2020 energetic activities, during which the movement would come with a stretch of the muscle instantly by an explosive modification of the muscle [3]
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