NCT06212856

Effects of 8 Week Plyometric Training on Physical Fitness and Technical Skills in Young Male Volleyball Players

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to find the effectiveness of Plyometric training on Physical fitness and Technical skills of young male volleyball players. Players would be taken from Prime Sports Academy and Prime Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad and a well-designed Plyometric training plan will be implied on them for 8 weeks. After the time span, the result would be compared to check the effectiveness of the training plan.

Detailed description

Volleyball, invented by William Morgan in 1895, boasts a global participation of approximately 500 million people, making it a dynamic and fast-paced sport with diverse technical, tactical, and athletic demands. The game places high requirements on players' speed, agility, power, and strength. In the Netherlands, it is one of the most played team sports, with over 12,500 athletes participating. Volleyball is considered safer than other sports like football, handball, and basketball. Plyometric training (PT) is a key focus for coaches and professionals aiming to enhance players' conditioning capacities. Plyometric jump training (PJT) has been identified as beneficial for both amateur and professional volleyball players, emphasizing the importance of training for repeated jumping, frequent sprinting, and directional changes. A meta-analysis by Ramirez et al. (2020) found that PJT effectively improved players in various age groups and genders while being deemed safe for volleyball players. Gjinovci et al. (2017) conducted a Randomized Control Trial, revealing greater improvements in plyometric group participants compared to skill-based training, particularly for sprinting, jumping, and throwing performance in players above 18 years of age. Given the lack of a structured training plan for volleyball players, the study proposes implementing a structured plyometric training plan. This approach aims to enhance physical fitness and technical skills, including improved landing mechanics, increased explosive power, muscle strength, and agility. The study anticipates incorporating the structured plyometric training plan into the domestic players' training protocol, with a focus on improving rate of force development (RFD) for explosive movements such as jumping and spiking, as well as enhancing speed and agility for quick and coordinated on-court actions. The ultimate goal is to evaluate whether the proposed training plan positively impacts players' technical skills and physical fitness.

Conditions

• Physical Fitness
• Technical Skills

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Plyometric training	The group will receive plyometric exercises in a controlled environment. Following, Plyometrics would be performed. 1. Leg hops 2. Tuck jumps 3. Vertical jumps 4. Explosive push-ups 5. Jumping spider 6. Lateral/ diagonal and broad jumps 7. Clapping push-ups 8. Medicine ball presses 9. Rotational throws 10. Vertical and obstacle jumps 11. Box shuffles 12. Chest passes 13. Box jumps 14. Drop jumps 15. Overarm throws
OTHER	Conventional	The group will receive conventional exercises in a controlled environment. Following, conventional exercises would be performed. 1. Pushups. 2. Situps. 3. Lunges 4. Squats 5. 500m running

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-15
• Primary completion: 2024-10-25
• Completion: 2024-11-25
• First posted: 2024-01-19
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan