The effects of plyometric and resistance training on linear sprinting speed and repeated sprinting ability of youth players in Ethiopia

Chekle, Belayneh

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The effects of plyometric and resistance training on linear sprinting speed and repeated sprinting ability of youth players in Ethiopia

dc.contributor.author	Chekle, Belayneh
dc.contributor.department	Sin departamento asociado
dc.date.accessioned	2025-05-15T14:49:19Z
dc.date.available	2025-05-15T14:49:19Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.description.abstract	The study investigated the effects of resistance training, plyometric training, and resistance and plyometric training combined on linear-speed and repeated sprinting ability (RSA) of youth soccer players. The authors used a randomized block design, randomly assigning thirty-six male soccer players (aged 18 ± 1.212 years, with a body weight of 57 ± 3.580 kg) to one of three groups: plyometric exercise, combined plyometric and resistance exercise, and resistance exercise. The authors analyzed each group's performance gains by comparing the pretest and post-test performance scores using paired sample t-test. All three training groups achieved significant performance gains in linear speed and repeated sprinting ability (RSA) (p<0.05). The plyometric and combined groups achieved higher linear-speed performance than the resistance training group (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference among the three groups in repeated-sprinting-ability scores (p>0.05). In conclusion, plyometric and combined exercises are important training methods to impact speed for soccer players. Thus, when the focus is on soccer-specific linear speed and repeated sprinting ability, coaches and their training programs should emphasize methods that incorporate appropriate plyometrics and resistance training. This fitness-oriented training has to be considered in line with the technical and tactical trainings as they are helpful to get the most from the players’ technical-tactical qualities.	es
dc.format	application/pdf	es
dc.format.extent	14	es
dc.identifier.citation	SPORT TK. Year 2025. Volumne 14. Article 16. ISSN: 2340-8812	es
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.572191
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/154704
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones	es
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad	es
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Resistance training	es
dc.subject	Plyometric training	es
dc.subject	Youth Soccer Player	es
dc.subject	Ethiopia	es
dc.subject.other	CDU::7 Bellas artes::79 - Diversiones. Espectáculos. Cine. Teatro. Danza. Juegos.Deportes	es
dc.title	The effects of plyometric and resistance training on linear sprinting speed and repeated sprinting ability of youth players in Ethiopia	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication	es