The Effects of Plyometric on Male Basketball Players

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate and compare the effects of the plyometric training method of force, in improving the ability of basketball players. In this study participated 20 basketball players of the "Partizani-basket" team participating in the Albanian Basketball Championship for adults . Participating basketball players of this activity were made aware of the purpose of this study and the invitation to participate in it. They were involved in this study with their own desire. The team would be trained for 12 weeks, according to a defined physical fitness program for the preparatory period, focusing twice a week on plyometric exercises in addition to other elements of physical preparation as a whole. All the basketball players taken in this study were measured before and after the 12 week period of conditioning in the off season on vertical jump, long jump, and parameters associated with these tests. The data subjected to statistical processing using the IBM SPSS Statistics software 22 method. The overall team at the end of the preparation period had a significant improvement in propensity (p < 0.05) in the vertical jump (< 14.3 cm) on the longest (< 15.8 cm). The results of this study showed that the effects of the plyometric training method of the force increased with significant indicators especially in the motors of ability performance in the basketball team of the "Partizani-basket" team.