Abstract:

This study aims to determine the effect of the 8-week plyometric training program on the vertical jumping, elasticity, speed and strength parameters in footballers. The study included the experimental group (n=20), the age average (x̄ age=13,15±0,74), the body weight average (x̄ age=49,37±7,90), the length average (x̄boy=167,10±8,80); the control group (n=20), the age average (x̄ age=13,20±0,83), the body weight average (x̄ age=52,02±8,44), the length average (x̄boy=165,55±6,96) and 40 male footballers who continued the football training. As a result of the 8 weeks of pliometric training, which was applied for statistical analysis of the data, changes in physical conformity parameters were studied. When the Shapiro Wilk-W test was examined to determine whether the data in this scope is suitable for normal distribution, it was found that the data showed normal distribution. In this regard, the first test-final test comparison depends on the sample t test, and the independent sample t-test analysis method was used to determine whether there is a difference between the groups. According to the findings obtained from the study, it was found that the speed, back strength and anaerobic resistance characteristics measured in the experiment and control group did not show statistically significant differences. When the vertical jumping, elasticity and leg strength were studied, statistically significant differences were found. However, it has been found that the values in all the parameters measured as a result of the pliometric training applied to the experimental group showed statistically significant differences. When the control group continued to football training was studied, it was found that the parameters such as elasticity, speed, leg and back strength showed statistically significant differences. The vertical jumping and anaerobic power pre-final test measurement values have not statistically shown significant differences.

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