PLYOMETRIC TRAINING PROGRAM TO IMPROVE VERTICAL JUMP IN PRE-JUNIOR VOLLEYBALLISTS IN BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593622321081

• Palavras-chave: vertical jump, volleyball, plyometric exercises.

• Keywords: vertical jump, volleyball, plyometric exercises.

• Abstract:

  The development of this article revolves around the question: How to improve the vertical jump in volleyball athletes from Colegio Colón de Barranquilla? Taking into account the difficulties identified in a group of pre-youth athletes who, in addition to being athletes, are students of a private institution in the city, in whose practices shortcomings were evident in terms of the execution of serving, blocking and finishing techniques related to jumping. high; Therefore, a review of the factors associated with the problem was carried out, through the application of a quasi-experimental method where a pre-test was applied to the participating groups to know the initial state. After developing the proposal based on plyometric exercises with the control group, a significant advance in the execution of jumps was concluded with the post-test, and as a consequence, better performance during sports events.