Acute effect of plyometric exercise on speed and agility among adolescents squash athletes

Squash requires rapid acceleration, frequent direction changes, and intense cardiovascular effort, making effective warmup strategies vital for adolescent athletes seeking optimal movement speed and neuromuscular readiness. This study evaluated the acute effects of post activation performance enhancement using alternate leg bounding plyometrics compared to a traditional squash warmup involving ghosting drills. Twenty Malaysian adolescent squash players completed both conditions in a randomised crossover setup separated by a forty-eight-hour resting period before being tested on a ten-meter sprint and a modified agility t test. The research aimed to determine whether targeted unilateral plyometric conditioning improves sprinting and agility performance compared to conventional warmups in young players.