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NCT Number: NCT06212856

Effects of 8 Week Plyometric Training on Physical Fitness and Technical Skills in Young Male Volleyball Players

This study aims to find the effectiveness of Plyometric training on Physical fitness and Technical skills of young male volleyball players. Players would be taken from Prime Sports Academy and Prime Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad and a well-designed Plyometric training plan will be implied on them for 8 weeks. After the time span, the result would be compared to check the effectiveness of the training plan.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Fitness Technical Skills

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Prime Sports Academy & Prime Institute of Health Sciences

Islamabad, Pakistan

Location status: Recruiting

About this study

Volleyball, invented by William Morgan in 1895, boasts a global participation of approximately 500 million people, making it a dynamic and fast-paced sport with diverse technical, tactical, and athletic demands. The game places high requirements on players' speed, agility, power, and strength. In the Netherlands, it is one of the most played team sports, with over 12,500 athletes participating. Volleyball is considered safer than other sports like football, handball, and basketball. Plyometric training (PT) is a key focus for coaches and professionals aiming to enhance players' conditioning capacities.

Plyometric jump training (PJT) has been identified as beneficial for both amateur and professional volleyball players, emphasizing the importance of training for repeated jumping, frequent sprinting, and directional changes. A meta-analysis by Ramirez et al. (2020) found that PJT effectively improved players in various age groups and genders while being deemed safe for volleyball players. Gjinovci et al. (2017) conducted a Randomized Control Trial, revealing greater improvements in plyometric group participants compared to skill-based training, particularly for sprinting, jumping, and throwing performance in players above 18 years of age.

Given the lack of a structured training plan for volleyball players, the study proposes implementing a structured plyometric training plan. This approach aims to enhance physical fitness and technical skills, including improved landing mechanics, increased explosive power, muscle strength, and agility. The study anticipates incorporating the structured plyometric training plan into the domestic players' training protocol, with a focus on improving rate of force development (RFD) for explosive movements such as jumping and spiking, as well as enhancing speed and agility for quick and coordinated on-court actions. The ultimate goal is to evaluate whether the proposed training plan positively impacts players' technical skills and physical fitness.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Young male healthy volleyball players aged 18-25 years, actively engaged in games for at least 6 months will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Female players
  • History of trauma/injury in the last month.

Treatment and study plan

Plyometric Training

Other

The group will receive plyometric exercises in a controlled environment. Following, Plyometrics would be performed.

  • Leg hops
  • Tuck jumps
  • Vertical jumps
  • Explosive push-ups
  • Jumping spider
  • Lateral/ diagonal and broad jumps
  • Clapping push-ups
  • Medicine ball presses
  • Rotational throws
  • Vertical and obstacle jumps
  • Box shuffles
  • Chest passes
  • Box jumps
  • Drop jumps
  • Overarm throws

Conventional

Other

The group will receive conventional exercises in a controlled environment. Following, conventional exercises would be performed.

  • Pushups.
  • Situps.
  • Lunges
  • Squats
  • 500m running

Primary outcomes

  1. Vertical jumping test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Leg Power

  2. Hand Dynamometer

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Hand Strength

  3. 1RM test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Strength

  4. 30- Meter Sprint test.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Speed

  5. W-agility test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Agility

  6. 2.4 km run test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Endurance Test

  7. Sit and Reach test.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Flexibility

  8. Abdominal Strength test.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Abdominal strength

  9. Ruler drop test.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Reaction time

  10. Medicine Ball Put Test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  11. Serving Test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    • AAHPER Serving Test
    • AAHPERD Serving Test

  12. BRUMBACH Serving Test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  13. Fore-arm Pass Test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    • AAHPER Wall Volley
    • AAHPERD Pass-to-Self

  14. Spiking Test

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    AAHPERD Wall Spike

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jan 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2024

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