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. 2016 Oct 14;53:231–247. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2016-0026

Table 2.

Effects of plyometric training on agility and sprint performances in team sport athletes

Study Age; Team; Subjects; Sex; AL PT intervention (weeks/sessions) Relative effects (%)
<8 weeks of plyometric training
Impellizzeri et al. (2008) Yn; Soccer; 44; M; A Grass COMB 3.7 10 m and 2.7 20 m
Sand COMB (4/3) 4.2 10 m and 2.5 20 m
Asadi (2013) Y; Basketball; 20; M; E COMB (6 /2) 8.6 ATT and 7.1 IAT
Gottlieb et al. (2014) Yn; Basketball; 23; M; E COMB (6/2) NSD 20 m
Thomas et al. (2009) Y; Soccer; 12; M; SP CMJ CMJ DJ (6 /2) NSD 5 m × 6 and NSD 10 m and NSD 20 m
NSD 5 m × 6 and NSD 10 m and NSD 20 m
Váczi et al. (2013) Yn; Soccer; 24; M; TL COMB (6 /2) 2.5 ATT and 1.7 IAT
Ramirez-Campillo et al. (2015a) Y; Soccer; 54; M; SubE BJ 3.9 ATT and 3.8 15 m and 3.2 30 m
UJ 8.3 ATT and 5.1 15 m and 6.2 30 m
BJ+UJ (6/2) 8.3 ATT and 5.9 15 m and 6.5 30 m
Ramirez-Campillo et al. (2015b) Yn; Soccer; 24; M; A COMB
PPT 0.9 10 m
NPPT (6/2) 1.6 10 m
Ramirez-Campillo et al. (2014) Y; Soccer; 76; M; A DJ (7/2) 3.5 IAT and 0.4 10 m
≤8 weeks of plyometric training
Arazi et al. (2012) Yn; Basket-ball; 18; M; SP LBPT COMB 9.6 ATT and 6 IAT
ABPTCOM (8/3) 18.7 ATT and 5.8 IAT
Meylan and Malatesta (2009) C; Soccer; 25; M; A COMB LI (8/2) 9.6 ATT and 2.1 10 m
Haghighi et al. (2012) Yn; Soccer; 30; M; E COMB 4 5 m × 6
RT (8/2) 7.4 5 m × 6
Brito et al. (2014) A; Soccer; 76; M; A COMB (9/2) NSD ATT and NSD 5 m × 6 and 4.9 20 m
Diallo et al. (2001) A; Soccer; 20; M ; A DJ (10/3) NSD 10 m and 2.6 20 m and NSD 30 m
Michailidis et al. (2013) PA; Soccer; 45; M; A COMB (12/2)
After 6 weeks 5 ATT and 3.1 10 m and 2.2 20 m and 1.9 30 m
After 12 weeks 23 ATT and 5 10 m and 3.5 20 m and 3 30 m
Sohnlein et al. (2014) MP; Soccer; 22; M; E COMB (16/2) 6.1 HAR and 3.2 20 m

ATT: agility T test; IAT: Illinois agility test; HAR: hurdle agility run

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

increased in performance; for the rest of the legend, please see the legend of Tables 1A/B.

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;

decreased in sprint or agility time;