The Effects of a 8-Week Plyometric Training Program on Horizontal Jump

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of 8 week plyometric training programme on “Horizontal jump”. Total forty (n= 40) students, age ranging from 20 to 25 years, in which two groups were formed randomly (N=20) for Experimental and (N=20) for Control Group for this study. The experimental group performed 8 week plyometric training program of 50 minute a day, 3 times in a week in the morning sessions and the control group did not perform. Standing Broad Jump (SBJ) was used to analyze the performance. The data was analyse by using paired and grouped t-test at 0.05 level of significance. On the basis of statistical findings, the paired statistic shows the difference within the experimental and for control group; t (19) = 5.93 p < 0.001, t (19) = 3.17 p < 0.001 respectively. The grouped statistic shows the difference between experimental and control group; t (38) = 6.64 p < 0.001.So, the null hypothesis was rejected in the both cases, ultimately the experimental group post score means was statistically significantly higher than the control group, where Cohen’s D was also estimated at 2.15 which itself explanatory. So, it was conclude that there was a significant improvement on horizontal jump due to eight weeks training of selected plyometric exercises.

Keywords: Plyometrics, Horizontal jump