The Effects of Plyometric Training on Vertical Jump Performance and Dynamic Balance among Recreational Basketball Players

Chow, Zhi Ming (2023) The Effects of Plyometric Training on Vertical Jump Performance and Dynamic Balance among Recreational Basketball Players. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology.

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Abstract

The study aimed to examine the effect of plyometric training on vertical jump performance (VJP) and dynamic balance (DB) among recreational basketball players. Twenty-four recreational basketball players, age (22.17 ± 0.56), were divided into an experimental group (EG, n=12) and a control group (CG, n=12). Both groups underwent 2 tests which were the Countermovement Jump Test and Star Excursion Balance Test before and after a 6-week intervention. All subjects remained in their regular recreational basketball activity during the intervention period and only EG was supplemented with plyometric training. The plyometric training consists of a set of exercises with 1 minute rest between each set of exercises. Subjects in EG needed to attend the training for 3 times a week. Results showed that EG improved significantly in VJP (p=0.039) and DB (p=0.019 on dominant leg, p=0.005 on non-dominant leg), but not for CG. Also, significant difference found in VJP (p=0.044) between CG and EG in post-test but does not show any significant difference in BD (p=0.058 on dominant leg, p=0.062 on non-dominant leg) between CG and EG in post-test. The study concludes that plyometric training implemented for 6 weeks on recreational basketball players improves the VJP and DB.