Effects of Plyometric Jump Training in Female Soccer Player’s Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Mario Sánchez, Javier Sanchez-Sanchez, Fabio Y. Nakamura, Filipe M. Clemente, Blanca Romero-Moraleda and Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo
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Mario Sánchez: Research Group Planning and Assessment of Training and Athletic Performance, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, 37002 Salamanca, Spain
Javier Sanchez-Sanchez: Research Group Planning and Assessment of Training and Athletic Performance, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, 37002 Salamanca, Spain
Fabio Y. Nakamura: Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, Universidade Federal do Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil
Filipe M. Clemente: Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Blanca Romero-Moraleda: Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo: Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno 5290000, Chile

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-23

Abstract: We aimed to assess the effects of plyometric jump training (PJT) on female soccer player’s physical fitness. To this aim, a systematic review with meta-analysis (SRMA) was conducted. The electronic databases PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and SCOPUS were used. To qualify for inclusion, peer-reviewed studies must have included (i) a PJT programme of ≥2 weeks, (ii) healthy athletes, (iii) a control group, and (iv) physical fitness outcomes (e.g., jump; sprint). Studies were excluded if (i) they incorporated injuried female soccer players, (ii) did not involve PJT or an active control group, (iv) lack of baseline and/or follow-up data. Data was meta-analyzed using the inverse variance random-effects model. Ten moderate-to-high quality studies were included in the analyses, comprising 13 training groups ( n = 140) and 10 control groups ( n = 110). Small to large (ES = 0.60–2.24; p = 0.040 to <0.001) effects were noted for countermovement jump, drop jump, kicking performance, linear sprint, change of direction speed, and endurance. The moderator analyses (i.e., PJT duration, age groups, competitive level, and soccer experience) revealed no significant differences between groups. In conclusion, PJT may improve the physical fitness of female soccer players. Such improvements might be expected after PJT interventions with six or more weeks of duration, and in players with different chronological ages, competitive levels and soccer experience.

Keywords: human physical conditioning; resistance training; exercise therapy; plyometric exercise; football; sports; athletic performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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