The Effects of Frontal- and Sagittal-Plane Plyometrics on Change-of-Direction Speed and Power in Adolescent Female Basketball Players

• DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2015-0058
• Publication Date: 2015-05-26T19:40:09Z
• Authors: Brian T. McCormick; James C. Hannon; Maria Newton; Barry Shultz; Nicole Detling; Warren B. Young
• Keywords: Plyometrics; Basketball; Repeated measures design; Vertical jump

Plyometrics is a popular training modality for basketball players to improve power and change-of-direction speed. Most plyometric has used sagittal-plane exercises, but improvements in speed have been greater multi-direction programs.To determine the benefits of 6-wk frontal-plane (FPP) program compared with (SPP) regard speed.Fourteen female varsity high school participated study. Multiple 2 × repeated-measures ANOVAs were differences FPP SPP groups from preintervention postintervention on 4 tests speed.There was group main effect time all 6 tests. There significant interaction 3 The improved performance countermovement vertical jump more than FPP, whereas lateral hop (left) lateral-shuffle test SPP. standing long jump, (right), (right) did not show effect.These results suggest that should incorporate planes