ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Effects of Strength vs. Plyometric Training on Change of Direction Performance in Experienced Soccer Players.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effects of plyometric training on physical fitness in adolescent team sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Plyometric Jump Training Effects on Maximal Strength in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of Randomized-Controlled Studies.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Plyometric Jump Training on the Reactive Strength Index in Healthy Individuals Across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- An 8-Week Program of Plyometrics and Sprints with Changes of Direction Improved Anaerobic Fitness in Young Male Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Unilateral Compound Training Reduces Lower-Limb Strength Asymmetry and Enhances Athletic Performance in Female Handball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sex-Specific Associations Between 2D:4D Digit Ratio and Physical Fitness in Prepubertal Children: Evidence from Standardized Agility, Strength, and Endurance Assessments.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Is a Maximal Strength-Training Program Effective on Physical Fitness, Injury Incidence, and Injury Burden in Semi-Professional Soccer Players? A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association of Strength Performance in Bench Press and Squat with Anthropometric Variables between Resistance-Trained Males and Females.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Alternatives to common approaches for training change of direction performance: a scoping review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Effect of Strength vs. Plyometric Training upon Change of Direction Performance in Young Female Handball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association of Performance in Strength and Plyometric Tests with Change of Direction Performance in Young Female Team-Sport Athletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare how 6 weeks of strength- vs. plyometric training, which were matched upon direction of motion and workload, influences change of direction (COD) performance. Twenty-one experienced male soccer players (age: 22.2 ± 2.7) were pair-matched into a strength- (
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