Comparison of Two Twelve Week Off-Season Combined Training Programs on Entry Level Collegiate Soccer Players' Performance

• DOI: 10.1519/r-15384.1
• Publication Date: 2005-11-15T16:29:35Z
• Authors: E. Whitney G. Moore; Matthew S. Hickey; Raoul F. Reiser
• Keywords: Plyometrics; Sprint; Squat

Olympic-style lifts (OSL) and plyometric exercises (PE) are frequently combined with traditional resistance training (TRT) to improve athletic performance. The goal of this study was directly compare the performance effect TRT (30 minutes) either OSL or nondepth-jump PE (15 on entry level competitive collegiate athletes. Ten female 5 male soccer players, divided into 2 groups, completed 12 weeks tri-weekly during their off-season. Countermovement vertical jump, 4 repetition maximum squat, 25-m sprint, figure-8 drill a 5-dot mat were conducted pre-, mid-, postintervention. Significant improvements made by both groups in each parameter over 12-week period (p < 0.05), no significant differences found between groups. Although these modalities may achieve results through slightly different mechanisms, performance-related not be significantly for entry-level athletes little experience.