ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effect of Strength vs. Plyometric Training upon Change of Direction Performance in Young Female Handball Players.
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- The effects of plyometric training on adolescent sports performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PeerJ · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effects of exercise-based interventions on jump, linear sprint, and change-of-direction performance in female adolescent team-sport athletes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of plyometric training on strength, explosive performance, and agility in female team-sport athletes: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the effects of plyometric training on athletic performance in handball athletes.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Plyometric Training on Physical Fitness Attributes in Handball Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of diverse resistance training modalities on performance measures in athletes: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Additional Plyometric Training on the Jump Performance of Elite Male Handball Players: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of 8-week combined balance and plyometric training on change of direction performance of young badminton players.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Unilateral Compound Training Reduces Lower-Limb Strength Asymmetry and Enhances Athletic Performance in Female Handball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of plyometric training based on the integral reactive strength index of national-level jumpers and sprinters. A randomized crossover trial.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- A study on the correlation between knee muscle strength and agility in competitive Wushu Changquan athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Differences in Contractile Characteristics Among Various Muscle Groups in Youth Elite Female Team Handball Players Compared to a Control Group.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Lower Limb Injuries in Women's Handball, Protocols, and Most Common Tests: A Systematic Review.Translational sports medicine · 2025Review
- 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
- Methodological considerations for determining the volume and intensity of drop jump training. A systematic, critical and prepositive review.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of six weeks of strength vs. plyometric training upon change of direction (COD) performance. A total of 21 young female handball players were randomly assigned to either a strength group: (n = 11, age: 17.5 ± 2.3 years, height: 1.69 ± 0.05 m, weight: 65.8 ± 5.9 kg) training bilateral, unilateral and later squats; or a plyometric training group (n = 10, age: 17.1 ± 2.4 years, height: 1.73 ± 0.07 m, weight: 67.1 ± 9.3 kg) training drop jumps, unilateral countermovement jumps and skate-jumps. Groups were assigned after being pair-matched based upon baseline COD performance. The training modalities were matched in training impulse. A force- (180°) and velocity-oriented (45°) COD of 20 m was used to measure changes in COD performance (10 m + COD + 10 m). Total time (s) to complete the COD test was defined as the performance variable. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. The two-way ANOVA showed no group effect upon COD performance. A significant effect was only observed for the strength training group in the last 10 m and total 20 m of the force-oriented COD (F ≥ 5.51; p ≤ 0.04; η2 ≥ 0.36). Both groups improved performance in other strength- and power-related tests. It was concluded that only the strength training program was effective in developing force-oriented COD performance in the studied population, while the plyometric training program was not sufficient. Both training modalities are useful for improving performance in different strength and power tests in young female handball players.
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