ArticleJournal of sports science & medicine2017
Within Session Sequence of Balance and Plyometric Exercises Does Not Affect Training Adaptations with Youth Soccer Athletes.
Article in Journal of sports science & medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The effects of plyometric training on adolescent sports performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PeerJ · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of instability resistance training on balance ability among athletes: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of 6-Week Combined Balance and Plyometric Training on Dynamic Balance and Quickness Performance of Elite Badminton Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The effects of instability core training on balance ability and paddling performance among young male Chinese flatwater sprint kayakers: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Unleashing potential and optimizing adolescent roller skating performance through a structured exercise program - a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Relevance and Effectiveness of Combined Resistance and Balance Training to Improve Balance and Muscular Fitness in Healthy Youth and Youth Athletes: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
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- Effects of Four Weeks of Plyometric Training Performed in Different Training Surfaces on Physical Performances in School Children: Age and Sex Comparisons.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- How to Improve the Reactive Strength Index among Male Athletes? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Reliability and validity of a modified Illinois change-of-direction test with ball dribbling speed in young soccer players.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Y-Balance Test Lower Quarter: Reliability, Discriminant Validity, and Predictive Validity.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- A Review of Countermovement and Squat Jump Testing Methods in the Context of Public Health Examination in Adolescence: Reliability and Feasibility of Current Testing Procedures.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Review
- Effects of a blocked versus an alternated sequence of balance and plyometric training on physical performance in youth soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Methodological Characteristics and Future Directions for Plyometric Jump Training Research: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Article
- Sport-Specific Assessment of the Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Training in Young Athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Review
- Combination of Agility and Plyometric Training Provides Similar Training Benefits as Combined Balance and Plyometric Training in Young Soccer Players.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The integration of balance and plyometric training has been shown to provide significant improvements in sprint, jump, agility, and other performance measures in young athletes. It is not known if a specific within session balance and plyometric exercise sequence provides more effective training adaptations. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of using a sequence of alternating pairs of exercises versus a block (series) of all balance exercises followed by a block of plyometric exercises on components of physical fitness such as muscle strength, power, speed, agility, and balance. Twenty-six male adolescent soccer players (13.9 ± 0.3 years) participated in an 8-week training program that either alternated individual balance (e.g., exercises on unstable surfaces) and plyometric (e.g., jumps, hops, rebounds) exercises or performed a block of balance exercises prior to a block of plyometric exercises within each training session. Pre- and post-training measures included proxies of strength, power, agility, sprint, and balance such as countermovement jumps, isometric back and knee extension strength, standing long jump, 10 and 30-m sprints, agility, standing stork, and Y-balance tests. Both groups exhibited significant, generally large magnitude (effect sizes) training improvements for all measures with mean performance increases of approximately >30%. There were no significant differences between the training groups over time. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of combining balance and plyometric exercises within a training session on components of physical fitness with young adolescents. The improved performance outcomes were not significantly influenced by the within session exercise sequence.
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