Volume: 19 Issue-01 (January-June) 2024

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EFFECTS OF STRENGTH AND PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON EXPLOSIVE POWER DEVELOPMENT AMONG YOUTH VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

ABSTRACT

Volleyball is a group of sports dominated by anaerobic conditioning due to the short, explosive movements and high-power output demanded by the sport. An experimental (randomized pre-test post-test control group) design was used among randomly allocated 68 youth project players into four intervention groups. The training intervention underwent for ninety minutes per session 3 times per week; for 12 weeks. Then the spike jump, lock jump height in centimeter, and standing broad jump distance in meter were measured. The findings showed a significant difference between the four groups (Pre vs. Post) and the combined intervention group scored highest result compared to the other groups. The current study indicated that 12 weeks involvement in training meaningfully enriched explosive power on the performance of young volleyball players. Thus, it is concluded that a 12-week PT and ST intervention with the range of exercise intensity from 60% to 90% can positively impacts explosive power of the lower legs, and thus boosts the vertical jumping abilities.

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