Effects of 8 Week Plyometric Training on Physical Fitness and Technical Skills in Young Male Volleyball Players

NCT ID: NCT06212856

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 28 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-15
• Study Completion Date: 2024-11-25

Brief Summary

This study aims to find the effectiveness of Plyometric training on Physical fitness and Technical skills of young male volleyball players. Players would be taken from Prime Sports Academy and Prime Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad and a well-designed Plyometric training plan will be implied on them for 8 weeks. After the time span, the result would be compared to check the effectiveness of the training plan.

Detailed Description

Volleyball, invented by William Morgan in 1895, boasts a global participation of approximately 500 million people, making it a dynamic and fast-paced sport with diverse technical, tactical, and athletic demands. The game places high requirements on players' speed, agility, power, and strength. In the Netherlands, it is one of the most played team sports, with over 12,500 athletes participating. Volleyball is considered safer than other sports like football, handball, and basketball. Plyometric training (PT) is a key focus for coaches and professionals aiming to enhance players' conditioning capacities.

Plyometric jump training (PJT) has been identified as beneficial for both amateur and professional volleyball players, emphasizing the importance of training for repeated jumping, frequent sprinting, and directional changes. A meta-analysis by Ramirez et al. (2020) found that PJT effectively improved players in various age groups and genders while being deemed safe for volleyball players. Gjinovci et al. (2017) conducted a Randomized Control Trial, revealing greater improvements in plyometric group participants compared to skill-based training, particularly for sprinting, jumping, and throwing performance in players above 18 years of age.

Given the lack of a structured training plan for volleyball players, the study proposes implementing a structured plyometric training plan. This approach aims to enhance physical fitness and technical skills, including improved landing mechanics, increased explosive power, muscle strength, and agility. The study anticipates incorporating the structured plyometric training plan into the domestic players' training protocol, with a focus on improving rate of force development (RFD) for explosive movements such as jumping and spiking, as well as enhancing speed and agility for quick and coordinated on-court actions. The ultimate goal is to evaluate whether the proposed training plan positively impacts players' technical skills and physical fitness.

Conditions

Physical Fitness; Technical Skills

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Group-A (Plyometric training)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Plyometric training

Intervention Type: OTHER

The group will receive plyometric exercises in a controlled environment. Following, Plyometrics would be performed.

1. Leg hops

2. Tuck jumps

3. Vertical jumps

4. Explosive push-ups

5. Jumping spider

6. Lateral/ diagonal and broad jumps

7. Clapping push-ups

8. Medicine ball presses

9. Rotational throws

10. Vertical and obstacle jumps

11. Box shuffles

12. Chest passes

13. Box jumps

14. Drop jumps

15. Overarm throws

Group-B (Conventional)

Group Type: OTHER

Conventional

Intervention Type: OTHER

The group will receive conventional exercises in a controlled environment. Following, conventional exercises would be performed.

1. Pushups.

2. Situps.

3. Lunges

4. Squats

5. 500m running

Interventions

Plyometric training

The group will receive plyometric exercises in a controlled environment. Following, Plyometrics would be performed.

1. Leg hops

2. Tuck jumps

3. Vertical jumps

4. Explosive push-ups

5. Jumping spider

6. Lateral/ diagonal and broad jumps

7. Clapping push-ups

8. Medicine ball presses

9. Rotational throws

10. Vertical and obstacle jumps

11. Box shuffles

12. Chest passes

13. Box jumps

14. Drop jumps

15. Overarm throws

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional

The group will receive conventional exercises in a controlled environment. Following, conventional exercises would be performed.

1. Pushups.

2. Situps.

3. Lunges

4. Squats

5. 500m running

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Young male healthy volleyball players aged 18-25 years, actively engaged in games for at least 6 months will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Female players
• History of trauma/injury in the last month.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Waqar Ahmed Awan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Prime Sports Academy & Prime Institute of Health Sciences

Islamabad, , Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

Waqar Ahmed Awan, PhD

Role: CONTACT

waqar.ahmed@riphah.edu.pk

+923335348846

Syed Aqil Shah

Role: CONTACT

aqilshah87@gmail.com

+923002235994

Facility Contacts

Syed Aqil H Shah

Role: primary

aqilshah87@gmail.com

+923002235994

Waqar A Awan, PhD

Role: backup

waqar.ahmed@riphah.edu.pk

+923335348846

Other Identifiers

014245

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id