%0 Journal Article
%A Aztarain-Cardiel, Kike
%A López-Laval, Isaac
%A Marco-Contreras, Luis A.
%A Sánchez-Sabate, Jorge
%A Garatachea, Nuria
%A Pareja Blanco, Fernando
%T Effects of Plyometric Training Direction on Physical Performance in Basketball Players
%D 2022
%U https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26341
%X Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of plyometric training direction on jumping, sprinting, and change-ofdirectionability in basketball players. Methods: Fortymale basketball players (21.8 [3.8] y), from4 teams that competed in regionaland national championships, were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups: (1) vertical jump group, (2) horizontal jump group,(3) vertical and horizontal jump group, and (4) control group. The subjects followed a plyometric training program twice a week for6 weeks, differing in the execution direction of the jumps. All groups performed the same total training volume of acyclic and cyclicjumps controlled through the number of contacts per session. Pretraining and posttraining measurements included (1) rocket jump,(2) Abalakov jump, (3) horizontal jump, (4) 20-m linear sprint, and (5) V-Cut change-of-direction test. Results: The vertical andhorizontal jump group showed significant increases in all performance variables examined, except for linear sprint performance, inwhich no group improved. The vertical jump group showed significant improvements in rocket jump and Abalakov jump (P < .01),but worsened significantly in terms of sprint performance (P < .05). The horizontal jump group showed significant increases inrocket jumpand horizontal jump (P < .001–.01). Furthermore, all experimental groups showed improved V-Cut change-of-directiontest performance. Conclusions: These results indicate that combining vertical and horizontal jumps induces improvements in morecapabilities than does training only vertical or horizontal jumps with the same training volume. Training only vertical or horizontaljumps will improve performance mainly in vertically or horizontally oriented tasks, respectively.
%K Team sports
%K Force application Direction
%K Jump training
%K Stretch-shortening cycle
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