ReviewSports (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Programming Plyometric-Jump Training in Soccer: A Review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled 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
- Effects of Plyometric Jump Training on Measures of Physical Fitness and Sport-Specific Performance of Water Sports Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
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- The efficacy of Air Alert plyometric training program on enhancing biomotor skills in adolescent basketball players.Medicine · 2025Trial
- The Effects of a 6-Week Plyometric and Sprint Interval Training Intervention on Soccer Player's Physical Performance.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Soccer Players' Physical Performance After Loaded Plyometric-Jump Training: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- A matter of time or timing: longitudinal analysis of sensitive periods for linear running speed performance and development in elite youth soccer.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Effect of In-Season Plyometric Training and Biological Maturation on Development of Slow and Fast Stretch-Shortening Cycle Function in Youth Female Soccer Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Effects of plyometric training performed on different surfaces and with different types of footwear on the neuromuscular performance of team-sport athletes: A systematic review.Biology of sport · 2025Review
- Timing is everything: the age-related impact of plyometric training on lower limb explosive strength in male adolescents and its general effectiveness in female adolescents.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Review Articles on Soccer Performance Analysis: A Bibliometric Analysis of Current Trends and Emerging Themes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Inter-limb asymmetry in postural control: Role of individual and contextual factors.Sports medicine international open · 2025Article
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- What We Do Not Know About Stretching in Healthy Athletes: A Scoping Review with Evidence Gap Map from 300 Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
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- Effects of different strength and velocity training programs on physical performance in youth futsal players.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Impact of Starting Knee Flexion Angle on Muscle Activity and Performance during Plyometrics without Jumping.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Short-Term Effects of Lower-Extremity Heavy Resistance versus High-Impact Plyometric Training on Neuromuscular Functional Performance of Professional Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sand and grass surfaces are equally effective in promoting positive adaptations in the sprint performance of elite young soccer players.Biology of sport · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this review was to describe and summarize the scientific literature on programming parameters related to jump or plyometric training in male and female soccer players of different ages and fitness levels. A literature search was conducted in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus using keywords related to the main topic of this study (e.g., “ballistic” and “plyometric”). According to the PICOS framework, the population for the review was restricted to soccer players, involved in jump or plyometric training. Among 7556 identified studies, 90 were eligible for inclusion. Only 12 studies were found for females. Most studies (n = 52) were conducted with youth male players. Moreover, only 35 studies determined the effectiveness of a given jump training programming factor. Based on the limited available research, it seems that a dose of 7 weeks (1−2 sessions per week), with ~80 jumps (specific of combined types) per session, using near-maximal or maximal intensity, with adequate recovery between repetitions (<15 s), sets (≥30 s) and sessions (≥24−48 h), using progressive overload and taper strategies, using appropriate surfaces (e.g., grass), and applied in a well-rested state, when combined with other training methods, would increase the outcome of effective and safe plyometric-jump training interventions aimed at improving soccer players physical fitness. In conclusion, jump training is an effective and easy-to-administer training approach for youth, adult, male and female soccer players. However, optimal programming for plyometric-jump training in soccer is yet to be determined in future research.
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