Examination of the impact of 8-week plyometric training applied on young football players on certain selected motoric parameters

In this study, it has been aimed to determine whether the 8-week specially designed plyometric training has an impact on certain selected motoric parameters of young football players. 30 certified athletes who play football in Istanbul Sultanbeyli Belediyespor Club Youth Academy that have been selected by random sampling method participated to the study voluntarily. Before and after 8-week of plyometric training, 30 m sprint, medicine ball sit-up throw, push-up, pull-up, plank and standing long jump measurements of the players have been taken. After the 8-week training program, the differences between the pre-test and the post-test and the intra-group and between-group of the study and control groups have been examined. Paired-Samples t-test has been used for pre-test and post-test analyses. The findings have been evaluated at the confidence interval of 95% and at the significance level of 5% (0.05). It has been found that as a result of the 8-week plyometric training, only the standing long jump performances of the players in the study group have developed among the selected motor parameters. As a result, it has been thought that plyometric trainings that will be carried out in addition to the 8-week football trainings will contribute to the explosive power of the athletes, that is to say, the standing long jump performances.