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Effect of vertical, horizontal, and combined plyometric training on jump, sprint and change of direction performance in male soccer players

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  • Jason Moran
  • Norodin Vali
  • Anders Sand
  • Marco Beato
  • Raouf Hammami
  • Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo
  • Helmi Chaabene
  • Gavin Sandercock

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of vertical (VPT), horizontal (HPT) and combined vertical and horizontal (V+HPT) plyometric training on sprint, jump and change of direction (COD) performance in adult male soccer players. Method: Participants were randomly allocated into VPT (n = 8), HPT (n = 8) and V+HPT (n = 8) groups which undertook eight weeks of PT, executing 100 foot contacts per session, twice weekly. Results: Though demonstrably effective, no specific one of the three applied programmes enhanced performance to a greater extent than another with only the 40 m sprint for the HPT group (mean difference = 0.07 s [HPT] vs. 0.04 s [VPT] and 0.04 s [V+HPT]) and the vertical jump for the V+HPT group (mean difference = 4.5 cm [V+HPT] vs. 4.0 cm [VPT] and 3.25 cm [HPT]) appearing to deviate from a uniform pattern of group level adaptation across the performance tests. Conclusion: A total volume of 100 foot contacts per session, twice per week for eight weeks was sufficient to achieve the observed changes. Though jump and changing direction performance were enhanced, linear sprint performance was largely unchanged and so a more complete and intense programme may have been warranted. No method was superior to another in eliciting changes across these tests and a directionally-specific pattern of adaptation was not apparent.

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  • Jason Moran & Norodin Vali & Anders Sand & Marco Beato & Raouf Hammami & Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo & Helmi Chaabene & Gavin Sandercock, 2024. "Effect of vertical, horizontal, and combined plyometric training on jump, sprint and change of direction performance in male soccer players," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(5), pages 1-12, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0295786
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295786
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