Effects of Sprint and Plyometric Training on Speed, Jumping and Anaerobic Strength of Hearing Impaired Male Sportsmen

Abstract

The study aims to determine the effect of a 8 week sprint and pliometric training out regularly on speed, jump and anaerobic power parameters among hearing impaired male athletes at the age of 18-21. The measurement and tests of the study was carried out in 2018 and the article was written in 2019 in Samsun. 45 male volunteers with hearing impairment participated in this study. 15 of whom are sprint training (experimental) group aged 19.6±1,18; 15 of whom are pliometrik training (experimental) group aged 19.33±1,12 and 15 of whom are control group aged 19.87±1,19. The experiment groups was made to take sprint and pliometric training practices for 8 weeks, the content of which had been determined before hand while the participants attended their trainings in their local teams. Two assessments were carried out in specified parameters for three groups at the beginning and end of the study. In statistical analysis, the significance level was taken as α=0,05. One way analysis of variance was used to determine the differences between the groups. When the differences were found, Tukey test was used. Paired sample t-test for within group analysis. There are not any statistically difference in parameters of age, weight and training age of the participants (p>0.05). There is statistically significant difference in height parameter (p<0.05). 8 weeks of training, at the end of the results of participants data, there are significant differences among body weight, verticalle and horizontal jumping, 20 meters and 30 meters sprint (p<0,01); anaerobic power, sprint group (p<0.05), pliometric group (p<0,01) positive increase. There is significant difference found in anaerobic strenght in control group (p<0,05). In conclusion, the results of the present study showed that both sprint and plyometric training for 8 weeks improve the sprint, jump and anaerobic power performance. © 2019 Studies in Media and Communication. All rights reserved.