Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
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©Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2017) 16, 527 - 535

Research article
Plyometric Training Improves Sprinting, Jumping and Throwing Capacities of High Level Female Volleyball Players Better Than Skill-Based Conditioning
Bahri Gjinovci1, Kemal Idrizovic2, Ognjen Uljevic3, Damir Sekulic3, 
Author Information
1 University of Prishtina, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Prishtina, Kosovo
2 University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Podgorica, Montenegro
3 University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology, Split, Croatia

Damir Sekulic
✉ University of Split Faculty of Kinesiology, Teslina 6, 21000, Split, Croatia
Email: damir.sekulic@kifst.hr
Publish Date
Received: 03-07-2017
Accepted: 12-10-2017
Published (online): 1-12-2017
 
 
ABSTRACT

There is an evident lack of studies on the effectiveness of plyometric- and skill-based-conditioning in volleyball. This study aimed to evaluate effects of 12-week plyometric- and volleyball-skill-based training on specific conditioning abilities in female volleyball players. The sample included 41 high-level female volleyball players (21.8 ± 2.1 years of age; 1.76 ± 0.06 cm; 60.8 ± 7.0 kg), who participated in plyometric- (n = 21), or skill-based-conditioning-program (n = 20). Both programs were performed twice per week. Participants were tested on body-height, body-mass (BM), countermovement jump (CMJ), standing broad jump (SBJ), medicine ball throw, (MBT) and 20-m sprint (S20M). All tests were assessed at the study baseline (pre-) and at the end of the 12-week programs (post-testing). Two-way ANOVA for repeated measurements showed significant (p<0.05) “Group x Time” effects for all variables but body-height. Plyometric group significantly reduced body-mass (trivial effect size [ES] differences; 1% average pre- to post-measurement changes), and improved their performance in S20M (moderate ES; 8%), MBT (very large ES; 25%), CMJ (large ES; 27%), and SBJ (moderate ES; 8%). Players involved in skill-based-conditioning significantly improved CMJ (large ES; 18%), SBJ (small ES; 3%), and MBT (large ES; 9%). The changes which occurred between pre- and post-testing were more inter-correlated in plyometric-group. Although both training-modalities induced positive changes in jumping- and throwing-capacities, plyometric-training is found to be more effective than skill-based conditioning in improvement of conditioning capacities of female senior volleyball players. Future studies should evaluate differential program effects in less experienced and younger players.

Key words: Volleyball, plyometric exercise, small-sided games, conditioning


           Key Points
  • Plyometric- and skill-based-conditioning resulted in improvements in jumping and throwing capacities, but plyometric training additionally induced positive changes in anthropometrics and sprint-capacity
  • The changes induced by plyometric training were larger in magnitude than those achieved by skill-based conditioning.
  • The higher intensity together with possibility of more accurate adjustment of training load in plyometric training are probably the most important determinant of such differential influence.
  • It is likely that the skill-based conditioning program did not result in changes of higher magnitude because of the players’ familiarity with volleyball-related skills.
 
 
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