Changes in Counter Movement Jump Height, Take-off Force and Maximum Concentric Power of Collegiate Athletes After Two Sessions Per Week Plyometric Training on Different Training Surfaces

Poli Borah; Lakshyajit Gogoi; Hemantajit Gogoi; Karuppasamy Govindasamy; Sambhu Prasad; Tadang Minu; Koulla Parpa; Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman

doi:10.15391/snsv.2023-1.005

Authors

Poli Borah Department of Physical Education, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8836-1710
Lakshyajit Gogoi Department of Physical Education, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-5869
Hemantajit Gogoi Department of Physical Education, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3403-1724
Karuppasamy Govindasamy Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, College of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-5545
Sambhu Prasad Department of Physical Education, Rajiv Gandhi University, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-4006
Tadang Minu Department of Physical Education, Rajiv Gandhi University, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2990-0075
Koulla Parpa Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science, UCLan University of Cyprus, Cyprus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1139-7731
Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar-Said, University of Manouba, Tunisia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1351-8717

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15391/snsv.2023-1.005

Keywords:

counter movement, jump height, take-off force, maximum concentric power, plyometric, training surface

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of two sessions per week plyometric training on different surfaces on the counter movement jump height, take-off force, and maximum concentric power of collegiate athletes.

Material and methods: Male collegiate athletes (n=24, age=18.46±1.14 years, weight=64.88±5.61 kg and height=1.72±0.07 metres)) from a physical training centre were randomly and equally assigned to three groups, each trained on different surfaces (synthetic, cinder and sand). The training intervention was implemented twice a week and lasted for 8 weeks. The athletes were tested before and after the intervention to assess changes in the performance of counter movement jump height (CMJHT), take-off force (CMJTOF) and maximum concentric power (CMJMCP).

Results: Results showed that overall measurement of CMJHT, CMJTOF and CMJMCP improved significantly (p≤0.05, Δ %=10.50; p≤0.05, Δ%=11.11; p≤0.05, Δ%=11.41). However, training surfaces have no significant effect on the improvement of the selected variables (CMJHT:F(2,21)=2.37, p=0.118, η_p²=0.184; CMJTOF:F(2,21)=1.28, p=0.299, η_p²=0.109; CMJMCP:F(2,21)=0.061, p=0.941, η_p²=0.006). Further, for the synthetic track surface group CMJHT, CMJTOF and CMJMCP improved significantly (p≤0.05, Δ%=16.36; p≤0.05, Δ%=17.50; p≤0.05, Δ%=17.99); for the cinder track surface group CMJHT and CMJMCP improved significantly (p≤0.05, Δ%=9.15; p≤0.05, Δ%=10.33) and for the sand surface group only CMJHT improved significantly (p≤0.05, Δ%=5.68).

Conclusions: The findings suggest that plyometric training on different surfaces can effectively improve athletic performance, but the specific surface type does not appear to impact the outcomes significantly. The study further suggested analysing the injury risk associated with plyometric training on various training surfaces and discovering the optimal training surface for minimising injury risk while maximising performance gains.

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