Table 3.
Characteristics of PJT interventions the included studies.
| Authors | Freq | Dur | Int | BH (cm) | NTJ | Tply | Combined | RBS (s) | RBR (s) | RBTS (hrs) | Tsurf | PO | TP | Replace | Tapering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin and Kesilmiş (2020) | 3 | 6 | NR | NR | NR | Mix | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NP | IS | A | No |
| Alikhani et al. (2019) | 3 | 6 | NR | NR | NR | Mix | No | NR | NR | NR | NR | I+V+T | NA | A | No |
| Arabatzi (2018) | 3 | 4 | NR | NA | 3,600 | Mix | No | 120 | NA | NR | Elastic | V | NA | NA | No |
| Asadi and Arazi (2012) | 3 | 8 | Maximal | NA | 1,188 | Mix | No | 60/180 | NR | 48 | Water+land | I+V | NR | A | Yes |
| Asadi (2013) | 2 | 6 | Maximal | 45 | 1,620 | Mix | No | 120 | NR | 48–120 | NR | No | IS | A | No |
| Asadi et al. (2015) | 2 | 6 | Maximal | 45 | 2,160 | Mix | No | 120 | NR | 72 | NR | NP | PS | A | No |
| Benis et al. (2016) | 2 | 8 | NR | NA | >360 | Mix | Yes | 180 | NR | 24 | NR | T+V | NR | R | No |
| Bouteraa et al. (2020) | 2 | 8 | Maximal | 40–60 | 1,588 | Mix | Yes | 90 | NR | 48–120 | NR | V+T +I | IS | R | No |
| Chaouachi et al. (2014b) | 3 | 8 | Maximal | NR | 2,240 | Mix | No | NR | NA | NR | NR | V+T | NA | NA | Yes |
| Chaouachi et al. (2014a) | 2 | 12 | Maximal | NR | 1,080 | Mix | No | 180 | NR | 72 | NR | V | NA | R | Yes |
| Cherni et al. (2019) | 2 | 8 | Maximal | 40, 50 | 1,584 | Mix | No | NR | NR | 48 | NR | I+V+T | IS | R | No |
| Cigerci and Genc (2020) | 3 | 8 | NR | NA | 3,024 | Mix | NO | 180 | 60 | 48 | NR | V+T | NR | A | No |
| Drouzas et al. (2020) | 2 | 10 | Max | 10,15,20 | 721 | Mix | No | NR | NR | 48 | NR | I+V+T | IS | A | Yes |
| Faigenbaum et al. (2014) | 2 | 8 | NR | NA | ~544 | Mix | Yes | NR | NR | 48 | NR | V | NA | NA | No |
| Hammami et al. (2019c) | 2 | 9 | Maximal | 25, 30 | 630 | Mix | No | 90 | 0 | 48 | NR | I+V+T | IS | R | No |
| Hammami et al. (2019a) | 2 | 8 | NR | 30,40 | 1,536 | Mix | Yes | 90 | NR | NR | NR | V | IS | R | No |
| Hammami et al. (2019b) | 2 | 10 | NR | 30,40 | 1,920 | Mix | Yes | 60–120 | NA | 48–120 | NR | No | IS | R | No |
| Hammami et al. (2020a) | 3 | 7 | NR | 30,40 | 594 | Mix | No | NR | NR | 48 | Wood | V+T | IS | R | No |
| Hammami et al. (2020c) | 2 | 10 | Maximal | 25–40 | 720 | Mix | No | 30 | 0 | >48 | NR | I+V+T | IS | R | No |
| Hammami et al. (2020b) | 2 | 10 | Maximal | 30, 40 | 960 | Mix | No | 30/60 | NA | >48 | NR | I+V+T | IS | R | No |
| Hopper et al. (2017) | 3 | 6 | NR | NA | 1,080 | Mix | Yes | NR | 60 | 48–72 | NR | I+T | IS | A | No |
| Huang et al. (2014) | 3 | 6 | NR | 16 | 2,736 | Mix | No | 120 | NA | NR | NR | T | NR | NR | No |
| Jlid et al. (2019) | 2 | 8 | NR | 20,30 | 1,596 | Mix | No | NR | NR | >48 | NR | V+T | IS | A | No |
| Jlid et al. (2020) | 2 | 6 | NR | 30,50 | 2,112 | Mix | No | 60 | 15 | >48 | Grass turf | V+T | IS | R | No |
| Karadenizli (2016) | 2 | 10 | NR | 40 | 2,336 | Mix | Yes | 60–180 | NR | 48- 120 | NR | V+T | IS | A | No |
| Kim and Park (2016) | 3 | 8 | NR | 20, 30 | 3,072 | Mix | No | NR | NA | NR | NR | V+I+T | NR | NR | No |
| Lee et al. (2020) | 2 | 8 | NR | NCR | NR | Mix | No | 30 | NA | 48 | NR | I | NR | NR | No |
| Lovecchio et al. (2019) | NCR | 6 | NR | 10 | NR | Mix | Yes | 60 | 0 | 48–72 | NR | NP | NA | NA | No |
| Makhlouf et al. (2018) | 2 | 8 | Maximal | NR | 1,826 | Mix | Balance | NR | NR | NR | NR | T+V | NR | A | Yes |
| McLeod et al. (2009) | 2 | 6 | NR | NA | 2,380 s + 268 rep + 20 m | Mix | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | V+T | PS | NR | No |
| Meszler and Váczi (2019) | 2 | 7 | Maximal | 25,35,50 | 1,420 | Mix | No | 120–300 | NA | >48 | NR | V+T | IS | A | Yes |
| Myer et al. (2006) | 3 | 7 | Maximal | NR | NR | Mix | Yes | NR | NR | 24,48,96 | NR | T | PS | NR | NCR |
| Nobre et al. (2017) | 2 | 12 | NR | 10–40 | 1,980 | Mix | NR | NR | NR | 48 | NR | V+ I+T | NA | NA | No |
| Porrati-Paladino and Cuesta-Barriuso (2021) | 1–3 | 12 | Maximal | NR | 690 | DJs | No | NR | NR | NA | NR | I | NA | NA | No |
| Porrati-Paladino and Cuesta-Barriuso (2021) | 3 | 6 | NR | NA | NCR | Mix | Yes | 30/20 | NA | NR | NR | I+V | NR | A | No |
| Ramírez-Campillo et al. (2015b) | 2 | 6 | Maximal | NA | 2,160 | Mix | No | 60 | 15 | 48 | GPT | V | IS | R | No |
| Ramírez-Campillo et al. (2015a) | 2 | 6 | Maximal | NA | 1,610 | Mix | No | 60 | 15 | >48 | GPT | Yes | IS | R | No |
| Ritzmann et al. (2018) | 5,6 | 8,6 | NR | NA | 3,744 | Mix | No | NR | NR | ~24 | Sledge jump system | NR | NA | NA | NR |
| Surakhamhaeng et al. (2020) | 3 | 6 | NR | NA | 2,160 | Mix | No | 60 | NA | NR | Stable-unstable | I+T | NA | A | No |
| Tay et al. (2019) | 2 | 6 | NR | NA | NR | U | No | 60 | NA | NR | Trampoline | I+V | NA | A | No |
| Trecroci et al. (2015) | 2 | 8 | NR | NA | 2,100 | RJ | No | 30–40–60 | NR | NR | Artificial turf | V | IS | R | NR |
| Witzke and Snow (2000) | 3 | 36 | Maximal for some drills | 24, 36–72 | NR | Mix | Yes | NR | NR | NR | Mixed (mats, grass, concrete, wood) | V+ I+T | NA | NR | No |
A, add; APT, aquatic plyometric training; BH, box height; Dur, duration (weeks); Freq, frequency of training (days/ week); GPT, ground plyometric training; Int, intensity; IS, in-season; LPT, Land Plyometric Training; Mix, mixed PJT involved a combination of two or more of the following jumping drills, vertical, horizontal, bilateral, unilateral, repeated, non-repeated, lateral, cyclic, sport-specific (SS), slow stretch-shortening cycle, fast stretch-shortening cycle; NA, non-applicable; NP, non-progressive; NR, not reported; NTJ, number of total jumps (usually counted as jumps per each leg); PE, physical education; PJT, plyometric jump training; PO, progressive overload, in the form of either volume, intensity, type of drill, or a combination of these; PS, pre-season; R, replace; RBR, rest time between repetitions (only when the PJT programme incorporated non-repeated jumps); RBS, rest time between sets or exercise; RBTS, rest between training sessions; Repl, replace, denoting if the athletes replace some common drills from their regular training with PJT drills. If not, the PJT load was added to their regular training load; RT, resistance training; Surf, type of surface used during the intervention; T, technique; TP, training period; Tply, type of PJT drills used; Tsurf, type of surface; V, volume.