Table 2. Overview of the jump training program.
| Week |
Exercise |
Sets |
Repetitions |
Total foot contacts |
| I |
Drop landingsa |
2 |
10 |
74 |
| Squat jumpb |
3 |
6 |
| Seated jumpb |
4 |
6 |
| Lateral landing from lateral jumpc |
2 |
6 |
| II |
Split landingsa |
2 |
9 |
78 |
| Seated jumpb |
4 |
7 |
| Countermovement jumpc |
2 |
6 |
| Jumping jacksc |
2 |
10 |
| III |
Single leg forward hop and sticka |
3 |
8 |
81 |
| Squat jumpb |
3 |
8 |
| Standing long jumpc |
3 |
5 |
| Pogo hoppingc |
3 |
6 |
| IV |
Jump with safe landing, single lega |
3 |
6 |
79 |
| Seated box jumpb |
3 |
7 |
| Countermovement box jumpc |
4 |
5 |
| Criss cross jumpsc |
2 |
10 |
| V |
Drop landings, single lega |
2 |
6 |
84 |
| Single leg vertical jumpb |
2 |
7 |
| Countermovement jumpc |
4 |
7 |
| Balet dancer jumpsc |
3 |
10 |
| VI |
Single leg forward hop and sticka |
2 |
5 |
90 |
| Squat jumpb |
2 |
5 |
| 180 s jumpc |
3 |
10 |
| Scissors jumpsc |
4 |
10 |
| VII |
Jump with safe landing, single lega |
2 |
6 |
88 |
| Seated box jumpb |
2 |
6 |
| Countermovement jumpc |
3 |
8 |
| Pogo hoppingc |
4 |
10 |
| VIII |
Drop landings, single lega |
2 |
6 |
94 |
| Box squat jumpb |
2 |
6 |
| Countermovement box jumpc |
3 |
8 |
| Balet dancer jumpsc |
4 |
12 |
a: eccentric exercise, characterized by a muscle action in which the muscle is generating active tension while being lengthened by external forceb: concentric exercise, characterized by a muscle action in which the muscle is generating active tension while shorteningc: plyometric exercise, characterized by a rapid transition between the initial lengthening of the muscle (i.e., eccentric action) and its subsequent shortening (i.e., concentric action).