Effect of Weekly Plyometric Training Frequency on Youth Female Basketball Players: A Comparison of Two vs. Four Sessions

NCT06354725 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2vs4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Players were randomly assigned to a two-times-a-week (2PLYO, n = 15) or four-times-a-week (4PLYO, n = 15) PT (Plyometric Training) group. Both groups performed the same weekly total volume of jumps during PT in addition to regular basketball training and competition. The 2PLYO group performed 240 jumps over two sessions (120 jumps per session), and the 4PLYO group performed 240 jumps over four sessions (60 jumps per session). After the eight-week intervention, all players underwent a one-week detraining period with no PT training while basketball training and competitions continued. Testing was performed at baseline (pre-test), after intervention (post-test), and after the detraining period. Players were assessed for lower body power using jump tests (countermovement jump \[CMJ\], drop-jump \[DJ\] from a 20-cm box, and horizontal jump \[HJ\]; change of direction ability using a planned agility test; and speed using a 20-m sprint and a 5-m split.

Conditions

Physical Performance

Keywords

physical performance; strength and conditioning; jumps; in-season

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Horizontal jump

  Players performed two jumps for each protocol, with one minute of rest provided between trials and three minutes of rest between protocols. The best result was recorded for analysis. In the HJ, a metric tape was used to measure the length between the players' starting position and the nearest point of landing contact (i.e., the back of the heels). The players begin standing with their toes positioned against a marker. Players initiated the jump with countermovement and arm swing, jumping horizontally as far as possible and landing on both feet. The jump was invalid if the players did not land properly on their feet or fell back.

  10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• CMJ

  10 weeks

Other Outcomes (5)

• Drop Jump

  10 weeks

• Drop jump (RSI)

  10 weeks

• Linear sprint-5m

  10 weeks

Study Arms (2)

2PLYO

EXPERIMENTAL

The 2PLYO (two-times-a-week) group performed 240 jumps over two sessions (120 jumps per session).

Other: Plyometric

4PLYO

EXPERIMENTAL

The 4PLYO (four-times-a-week) group performed 240 jumps over four sessions (60 jumps per session)

Other: Plyometric

Interventions

Plyometric OTHER

Players were randomly assigned to a two-times-a-week (2PLYO, n = 15) or four-times-a-week (4PLYO, n = 15) PT group. Both groups performed the same weekly total volume of jumps during PT in addition to regular basketball training and competition. After the eight-week intervention, all players underwent a one-week detraining period with no PT training while basketball training and competitions continued. Testing was performed at baseline (pre-test), after intervention (post-test), and after the detraining period. Players were assessed for lower body power using jump tests (countermovement jump \[CMJ\], drop-jump \[DJ\] from a 20-cm box, and horizontal jump \[HJ\]; change of direction ability using a planned agility test; and speed using a 20-m sprint and a 5-m split.

2PLYO; 4PLYO

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Minimum of four basketball training sessions with at least 90-min duration and one competitive game per week.

You may not qualify if:

• Musculoskeletal, neurological, or orthopedic injury that may impair their participation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bruno Figueira: lead
• Vytautas Magnus University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Vytutas Magnus University

Kaunas, Lithuania

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Plyometric Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2024
• First Posted: April 9, 2024
• Study Start: November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 20, 2024
• Study Completion: February 20, 2024
• Last Updated: April 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP

Locations

LI (1)