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Effects of six weeks of plyometric training on the ground vs on a mini-trampoline on strength, jump performance, and balance in male basketball players—randomized clinical trial

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Purpose

To compare the effects of a 6-week plyometric training protocol performed on the ground or a mini-trampoline on basketball players' strength, jumping, landing, and balance.

Methods

This randomized clinical trial recruited 30 male basketball athletes, (17–21 years), were divided into three groups: plyometric training on the mini-trampoline group (MT) (n = 11), plyometric training on the ground group (GR) (n = 9), and control group (CON) (n = 10). Isometric strength, countermovement jump height, landing impact (ground reaction force) in single-leg drop landing jump, and balance [center of pressure (COP) Area, COP length] in single-leg standing tests (eyes closed and open) were evaluated before and after intervention performing a MANOVA with repeated measures (pre- and post-training) for each dependent variable.

Results

No statistical effects were found for strength and jump height for any group or moment. In the single-leg drop landing, GR and CON showed lower landing impact than MT (p < 0.001). For the COP area with eyes open, GR showed better results after training (p = .013), and MT showed worse results (p < 0.001). Regarding COP area with eyes closed, all groups demonstrated improvements (p = 0.001). Regarding the COP length with eyes open, interactions showed differences between all groups, but not for moments pre- and post-training (p = 0.37). Improvements in COP length with eyes closed were observed post-training for all groups (p = 0.041).

Conclusion

To improve landing during jumps and balance performance, coaches should tend toward conventional plyometric training rather than on a mini-trampoline.

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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all the participants for their participation. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001 and also by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPQ) grant (140098/2020-8-MMV and 140064/2021-4-RAF).

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This article was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001 (MMV). Currently, MMV and RAF receive a Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPQ) grant (140098/2020–8 and 140064/2021–4 respectively).

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    Marina M. Villalba, Giovana D. Eltz, Adalgiso C. Cardozo & Mauro Gonçalves

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All authors contributed to the study. The design and conception of the study were carried out by [MMV, GDE, MG]. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by [MMV, GDE, ACP, ACC]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [MMV, MG]. RAF was extremely important for the statistical analysis and writing of the article. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Villalba, M.M., Eltz, G.D., Fujita, R.A. et al. Effects of six weeks of plyometric training on the ground vs on a mini-trampoline on strength, jump performance, and balance in male basketball players—randomized clinical trial. Sport Sci Health 19, 829–839 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-022-00968-3

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