ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2019
Effects of a blocked versus an alternated sequence of balance and plyometric training on physical performance in youth soccer players.
Article in BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06509672 (Combined Effects of Plyometric and Endurance Training on Speed, Agility and Strength Among Female Hockey Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Combined Effects of Plyometric and Endurance Training on Speed, Agility and Strength Among Female Hockey Players
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- The effect of 8-week combined balance and plyometric training on change of direction performance of young badminton players.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- 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
- Determinants of agility in youth basketball: age-stratified hierarchical regression in 6-13-year-old boys.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Predictive factors of functional movement screening and physical fitness in university students: the roles of gender, activity level, and sleep duration.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Impact of unilateral single-mode balance training vs. combined balance and plyometric training on soccer players' interlimb asymmetry in balance and neuromuscular performance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The effect of 12-week combined balance and plyometric training on dynamic balance and lower extremity injury risk in college dancers.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- 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
- The Effect of 6-Week Combined Balance and Plyometric Training on Change of Direction Performance of Elite Badminton Players.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Predicting Injury Status in Adolescent Dancers Involved in Different Dance Styles: A Prospective Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe sequence of blocked balance training (BT) followed by blocked plyometric training (PT) showed greater improvements in physical performance than vice versa and is explained by a preconditioning effect of BT-related adaptations on subsequent adaptations induced by PT. However, it remains unclear whether beneficial effects can also be induced using alternating instead of blocked BT and PT exercise sequences. Thus, we examined the effects of a blocked versus an alternated sequence of BT and PT on physical performance in trained individuals.
methodsTwenty young soccer players (13 years) were randomly assigned to a blocked (
resultsMainly significant main effects of Test (i.e., pre- to post-test improvements) were observed for the Y-balance test (
conclusionsOur results indicate that the combined training of balance and plyometric exercises is effective to improve proxies of physical performance in youth soccer players. In addition, there is a limited advantage in some parameters of balance and muscle power for the blocked as compared to the alternated sequence of BT and PT.
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