Effects of a 4-Week Plyometric Training on the Jumping Performance of Basketball Players / Wee Eng Hoe,Floreta Mudah and Tan Chee Hian

This study examined the effect of 4-week plyometric training programme on the jumping
performance of undergraduate male basketball players. A total of 20 basketball players from
the inter-faculty game at a public university were selected to participate in this study. The
subjects were aged 20-23 years (mean = 21.3 + 1.12). Convenience sampling was used to
select the students and subsequently randomly assigned to the control (n=10) and
experimental (n=10) groups. Both groups were trained according to the compulsory training
programme three times a week for four weeks. Additional plyometric training was provided
to the experimental group, twice a week on non training days. The Vertec equipment (VER
Vertec Jump Trainer) was used to measure the vertical jumping ability of the subjects. Control and
experimental groups showed significant improvement in the mean vertical jump scores
during the post-test as compared with the pre-test (t= -2.45; p < 0.05; and t=-21.00; p<0.05
respectively). Experimental group exhibited greater improvement (11.17%) as compared to
the control group (2.12%). In short, plyometric training improved the jumping performance
of basketball players and it is recommended to be used as a training strategy in improving
jumping performance not only in basketball but in other sport as well.