RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of Plyometric Training Direction on Physical Performance in Basketball Players
A1 Aztarain-Cardiel, Kike
A1 López-Laval, Isaac
A1 Marco-Contreras, Luis A.
A1 Sánchez-Sabate, Jorge
A1 Garatachea, Nuria
A1 Pareja Blanco, Fernando
K1 Team sports
K1 Force application Direction
K1 Jump training
K1 Stretch-shortening cycle
AB 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.
PB Human Kinetics
YR 2022
FD 2022-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26341
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26341
LA en
NO Aztarain-Cardiel, K., López-Laval, I., Marco-Contreras, L. A., Sánchez-Sabaté, J., Garatachea, N., & Pareja-Blanco, F. (2022). Effects of Plyometric Training Direction on Physical Performance in Basketball Players. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 18(2), 135–141. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2022-0239
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026