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Effect of Plyometric Training on Sport Performance in Adolescent Overhead Athletes: A Systematic Review.

Leyla Eraslan, Birgit Castelein, Valentien Spanhove, Ceren Orhan, Irem Duzgun, Ann Cools

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Synthesis in Sports health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Leyla EraslanFaculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Birgit CasteleinDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Valentien SpanhoveDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Ceren OrhanFaculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Irem DuzgunFaculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ann CoolsDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEHacettepe University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextPlyometric training has been shown to be beneficial in adolescent overhead athletes. However, existing research on the effects of plyometrics on sport performance has been limited.

objectiveTo systematically review the current literature to investigate whether plyometric training intervention improves upper- and lower-body sport performance. DATA SOURCES: Two electronic databases (MEDLINE and Web of Science) were searched using specific Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms up to February 2019, and hand-searching was performed by looking to relevant studies that were cited in other studies. STUDY SELECTION: A total of 932 items were identified and were further assessed for the eligibility in the systematic review. For a study to be eligible, each of the following inclusion criteria had to be met: (1) participants were aged 13 to 18 years and selected from a sports or athletic population and the study (2) involved the evaluation of a plyometric training intervention with an aim to improve sports performance; (3) must have included a control intervention and/or control group; (4) included a quantitative objective measure of sport performance variables concerning throwing, jumping, running, and sprinting; and (5) was published in English. STUDY

designSystematic review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3. DATA EXTRACTION: A first screening was conducted based on title and abstract of the articles. In the second screening, the full text of the remaining articles was evaluated for the fulfillment of the inclusion criteria.

resultsA total of 14 studies were included in this review. The methodological quality of the included studies ranged from low to moderate. There is moderate evidence that plyometric training intervention improves throwing and jumping performances. There is also preliminary evidence that plyometric training intervention improves sprint performance.

conclusionThe current evidence suggests that sport performance consisting of throwing capacity, jumping ability, and sprint performance significantly improved due to plyometric training interventions in adolescent overhead athletes.

Indexed as

Plyometric ExerciseAdolescentAthletic PerformanceHumansLower ExtremityRunningUpper ExtremityYouth Sportsadolescentoverhead athletesplyometric trainingsystematic review

Identifiers

PMID32903164
PMCPMC7734361
OpenAlexW3083889988

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