Effect of Unilateral, Bilateral, and Combined Plyometric Training on Explosive and Endurance Performance of Young Soccer Players

• Ramírez-Campillo, Rodrigo ^[1] ; Burgos, Carlos H. ^[5] ; Henríquez-Olguín, Carlos ^[5] ; Andrade, David C. ^[5] ; Martínez, Cristian ^[2] ; Álvarez, Cristian ; Castro-Sepúlveda, Mauricio ^[3] ; Marques, Mário C. ^[4] ; Izquierdo, Mikel ^[6]
  1. [1] Universidad de Los Lagos

     Universidad de Los Lagos

     Osorno, Chile

     
  2. [2] Universidad de La Frontera

     Universidad de La Frontera

     Temuco, Chile

     
  3. [3] Universidad Finis Terrae

     Universidad Finis Terrae

     Santiago, Chile

     
  4. [4] Universidade da Beira Interior

     Universidade da Beira Interior

     Covilhã (Conceição), Portugal

     
  5. [5] MEDS Clinic, Santiago, Chile
  6. [6] Santo Tomas University, Bogotá

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• Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 29, Nº. 5, 2015, págs. 1317-1328
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The aim of the study was to compare the effects of bilateral, unilateral, or combined bilateral and unilateral plyometric training (PT) on muscle power output, endurance, and balance performance adaptations in young soccer players. Four groups of young soccer players (age 11.4 ± 2.2 years) were divided into control group (CG; n = 14), bilateral group (BG; n = 12), unilateral group (UG; n = 16), and bilateral + unilateral group (B + UG; n = 12). Players were measured in unilateral and bilateral countermovement jump with arms, 5 multiple bounds test, 20-cm drop jump reactive strength index, maximal kicking velocity, sprint and agility test time, endurance, and balance performance. The PT was applied during 6 weeks, 2 sessions per week, for a total of 2,160 jumps. After intervention, all PT groups showed a statistically significant (p <= 0.05) change in all performance measures, with no statistically significant differences between treatments. Among the 21 performance measures, the B + UG showed a significantly (p <= 0.05) higher performance change in 13 of them vs. the CG, whereas the UG and BG showed only 6 and 3, respectively. The current study showed that bilateral, unilateral, and combined bilateral and unilateral PT ensured significant improvement in several muscular power and endurance performance measures in young soccer players. However, the combination of unilateral and bilateral drills seems more advantageous to induce superior performance improvements.