Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of a six-week land-and aquatic-based  plyometric  training on agility  and  peak  speed  of  elite young  athletes.24 male elite young athletes (with average and standard deviation age of 19.16 ± 1.30 year., height 1.715 ± 8.826 m, weight 59.45 ± 8.93 kg) were tested at the beginning of the season. All subjects, after having been informed about the objective and protocol of the study, gave their written consents and the study was approved by Institutional Ethics Committee of Faculty of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy  and Directorate  of  Sports,  Guru Nanak  Dev  University,  Amritsar,  India. The  subjects  were  randomly assigned  into  three  groups: Land-based  plyometric  training  group (L; n  =  08), Aquatic-based plyometric  training  group(A;  n  =  08),  and  control  (C;  n  =  08). Land-and aquatic-based plyometrictraining groupwas subjected to 6-weeks plyometric training twice a week for 35 minutes a day.505 agility test was used to monitor  the  development  of  the  athlete's  speed  and  agility  whereas  peak  speed test was used to monitor the development of the athlete‘s ability to effectively and efficiently build  up  acceleration,  from  standing  blocks,  to  maximum  speed. It  is  concluded  that  the  use  of aquatic  and  land  training  program  is  not  only  to  break  the  monotony  of  training,  but  they  can  also improve  the  strength  of  athletes,  that  ultimately  leads  to  the  optimal  performance  in  the sports competition.

Keywords

Aquatic, Land, Plyometric, Agility, Peak speed,

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