EFFECTS OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON THE EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH OF VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Dr. Rajesh Dhauta and Mr. Sachin Bura

Abstract

The pupose of this study was to evaluate the effects of plyometric training on the explosive strength lower extremity of the Junior State Volleyball player’s.Twenty subjects were selected randomly from Faridabad Volleyball Association. The ages of the subjects were in the range of 16 to 19 years. All the subjects were given the same plyometric training which was given three days a week and alternate in days. The external conditions of all the subjects were almost similar as they practice in the same club and in the same environmental conditions. Pre-test and post-test were conducted for standing vertical jump and running vertical jump to measure the explosive strength of the lower extremeties respectively.Paired ‘t’ test was applied to find out the significant improvement among the means of the both the experimental and control group.Based on the findings obtained from the present study, Specific plyometric training for six week Improves significantly the explosive strength of lower extremity of the volleyball player’s.Since, the present study was conducted on a specific plyometric training program and their effects on explosive strength of the junior volleyball player’s.

Keywords: Muscle power, Performance, Conditioning and Plyometric Exercises