The Effect Of 6 Weeks of Selected Plyometric Exercises on Anaerobic Power Indices Of 10-15- Year-Old Male Basketball Players

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of 6 weeks of selected plyometric exercises on the aerobic power indices of basketball players aged 10 to 15 years. The statistical population of this study consisted of basketball players in the city of Ardabil, aged 10 to 15 years (descriptive information of the control group: age 12.25±2.40, weight 67.35±11.49, height 158.11±12.8, body mass index 19.95±2.15) (descriptive information of the experimental group: age 23.65±2.23, weight 12.14±18.52, height 160.34±8.59, body mass index 20.03±2.31) from which 40 basketball players without any injuries were selected from the statistical population of the research. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups, control and experimental. The experimental group underwent selected plyometric exercises for 6 weeks. The research exercises were at three levels: low, moderate, and high intensity. To evaluate the effects of the exercises, the vertical jump test in basketball, known as the vertical jump test, was used. This study was conducted once before conducting the research and once after completing the presentation of selected exercises for a period of 6 weeks for both the control and experimental groups. Using an independent t-test and a significance level of 0.05, the results obtained from the pre- and post-tests were examined. Statistical analysis revealed that the selected plyometric exercises for 6 weeks led to a significant increase in minimum (p=0.002), average (p=0.000), and maximum (p=0.000) anaerobic power.