mulliganmom
SILVER
Any of you have any experience with this? Where to go? In person and on the Internet? The GK in the family is asking if she can do this this summer and I don't really know anything about where one begins. Thanks!
Plyometrics (jumping) training
- Thread starter mulliganmom
- Start date
Over the years my boy has been in various high performance athletic gyms and cross-training routines that used plyometrics as part of the overall routines (along with climbing ropes, resistance bands, etc.). What impact the jumping portion may/may not have ... I have no idea. I absolutely hate not knowing stuff, so I looked for some studies.
Here is a meta-analysis (basically a study that looks at other studies that examined plyometrics in the context of soccer):
https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/...0B72A9FB9D737F10DE5F850AD10FD0F7CFEA4BB69#pf7
The conclusions reached by the researchers (page 2 (325 from the journel) were:
With regard to vertical jumping height (the target of the article), female athletes performing at least 2 sessions per week at 120–250 jumps per session could see increases of up to 8cm/3 inches, which isn't bad.
Do you need to pay a trainer for this type of program, probably not given all the Youtube videos that exist and the nature of the exercise ... all you really need is possibly a box to jump on/off depending on exercise and the motivation to do it 2 to 3 times a week. That said ... a gym membership over the summer that includes a personal training may just provide additional motivation to get in there and do it.
Here is a meta-analysis (basically a study that looks at other studies that examined plyometrics in the context of soccer):
https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/...0B72A9FB9D737F10DE5F850AD10FD0F7CFEA4BB69#pf7
The conclusions reached by the researchers (page 2 (325 from the journel) were:
- Largest plyometric training effects were verified in female and high-level soccer players compared to male and amateur counterparts, respectively.
- Higher volume of more than 120 jumps per session leads to greater effect of plyometric training on jump performance (countermovement jump (CMJ) without arm swing) when compared to less than 120 jumps per session.
- Longer rest interval between repetitions (30 s) and sets (240 s) provide larger improvements in jump performance than shorter rest.
- The benefits of plyometric training on jump performance are greater in participants who per-formed more than 1600 jumps in total than who performed less than 1600 jumps.
With regard to vertical jumping height (the target of the article), female athletes performing at least 2 sessions per week at 120–250 jumps per session could see increases of up to 8cm/3 inches, which isn't bad.
Do you need to pay a trainer for this type of program, probably not given all the Youtube videos that exist and the nature of the exercise ... all you really need is possibly a box to jump on/off depending on exercise and the motivation to do it 2 to 3 times a week. That said ... a gym membership over the summer that includes a personal training may just provide additional motivation to get in there and do it.
This is one of the reasons I like the fact my daughter plays travel basketball. From the training to the games, jumping is always involved with basketball. I'd say if you daughter wants to do it, go for it. Any time my kids want to put in extra effort and it is their idea, either with a trainer, a camp, a tutor, etc., I don't mind spending the money.