The Effect of Aquatic Plyometric Training on Jump Performance Including a Four-week Follow-up in Youth Female Volleyball Players
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Authors
Elisa Dell’Antonio, Caroline Ruschel, Marcel Hubert, Ricardo Dantas De Lucas, Alessandro Haupenthal, Helio Roesler.
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the effect of aquatic plyometric training (APT) on jump performance in volleyball players. Twelve female athletes (16.6 ± 0.9 years) were assessed through the following jump tests: spike height (SH), squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ) and CMJ with an arm swing (CMJA). Jump height in each test and the eccentric utilization ratio (EUR) were the outcome measures. APT consisted of sets of drop jumps for 6 weeks (2 sessions/week) at a water depth of 0.75 m. Tests were performed at the beginning of a five-week pre-season period, before and after APT, and four weeks later for the follow-up. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to analyze data and Hedges’ g to estimate effect size (ES). Performance of all jumps did not change from baseline to Pre-APT. Performance improved in SH (p < 0.001, ES: 1.09), the SJ (p = 0.045, ES: 0.76) and the CMJA (p < 0.001, ES: 0.78) after APT when compared to Pre-APT. No changes were observed after the follow-up period. In conclusion, including six weeks of APT in the training routine of youth volleyball players improved performance of a sport-specific task (SH), the SJ and CMJA, with gains preserved after a four-week follow-up
DOI
DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2022-0058
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APA
Dell’Antonio, E., Ruschel, C., Hubert, M., Lucas, R. D. D., Haupenthal, A., Roesler, H. (2022). The Effect of Aquatic Plyometric Training on Jump Performance Including a Four-week Follow-up in Youth Female Volleyball Players. Journal of Human Kinetics, 83, 197-205. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2022-0058
Harvard Dell’Antonio, E., Ruschel, C., Hubert, M., Lucas, R. D. D., Haupenthal, A., and Roesler, H. (2022). The Effect of Aquatic Plyometric Training on Jump Performance Including a Four-week Follow-up in Youth Female Volleyball Players. Journal of Human Kinetics, 83, pp.197-205. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2022-0058
MLA Dell’Antonio, Elisa et al. “The Effect of Aquatic Plyometric Training on Jump Performance Including a Four-week Follow-up in Youth Female Volleyball Players.” Journal of Human Kinetics, vol. 83, 2022, pp. 197-205. doi:10.2478/hukin-2022-0058.
Vancouver Dell’Antonio E, Ruschel C, Hubert M, Lucas RD D, Haupenthal A, Roesler H. The Effect of Aquatic Plyometric Training on Jump Performance Including a Four-week Follow-up in Youth Female Volleyball Players. Journal of Human Kinetics. 2022;83:197-205. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2022-0058
Key words
power training, aquatic exercise, spike height