ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Effectiveness of Vertical versus Horizontal Plyometric Training on Stretch-Shortening Cycle Performance Enhancement in Adolescent Soccer Players.
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- The effects of plyometric training on adolescent sports performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PeerJ · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Maturation Stage on Physical Fitness in Youth Male Team Sports Players After Plyometric Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Physical Training Programs on Healthy Athletes' Vertical Jump Height: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of plyometric training on athletic' jump performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Comparison of plyometric repeated sprint and plyometric aerobic training on physical performance in youth soccer players.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Microdosing Plyometric Training Enhances Jumping Performance, Reactive Strength Index, and Acceleration among Youth Soccer Players: A Randomized Controlled Study Design.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Effects of Plyometric Training on Lower-Limb Explosive Power and Its Retention After Detraining in Sprinters.American journal of men's healthTrial
- Effects of land-based and aquatic plyometric training on lower-limb power and flexibility in young male basketball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Relationship and Training Effects of Horizontal Multi-Step Jumps on Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Effect of vertical and horizontal plyometric training on physical fitness performance in 13-14-year-old untrained boys.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effects of plyometric and strength training on the physical fitness attributes of male adolescent team sports athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- 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
- The Evaluation of the Modified Wave Periodization Model Efficiency on the Example of Young Soccer Players' Sprint Tests.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Plyometric exercise is a major tool for improving explosive actions. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of a vertical and horizontal plyometric training program on stretch-shortening performance variables in adolescent soccer players. Thirty-two male soccer players (aged 12.09 ± 0.89 years, with soccer experience 5.37 ± 1.58 years) were divided into horizontal plyometric, vertical plyometric, or control groups. The horizontal and vertical plyometric groups participated in a 6-week training program that was performed twice per week, with a 48-h interval, in conjunction with regular soccer training. The control group participated only in regular soccer training. Vertical jump height, reactive strength index, leg stiffness, ground contact time, standing long jump distance, agility, and 10 and 20 m sprint performances were tested as stretch-shortening performance variables of the participants. Stretch-shortening performance variables were assessed before and after completion of the training program. The results showed that either horizontal or vertical plyometric training had no effect on VJH, RSI, GCT, or Kleg performance (F = 2.14, 1.32, 0.66, 1.03;
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