The Comparative Study on Effectiveness of Plyometric Vs Pilates Exercises on Increasing Vertical Jump Performance among Basketball Players

Rahul Chouhan, Anand Misra, Ronald Bhan

Abstract: Basketball is a team sport and it consist of five players each opposing one another on a rectangular court. The objective of these sport is to shooting a basketball through the defender?s hoop mounted 10 feet high to a basketball at each end of the court, while preventing own hoop from opponent team. Purpose:- Purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of Plyometric vs Pilates exercises on increasing vertical jump performance. Subject: 30 subjects are selected, and divided in to group A and group B. all were tested in vertical jump and muscle strength prior to starting the plyometric and pilates training program. Method: All the subjects were underwent 6 weeks of training program and were retested. The subjects were divided in to two groups. Group A was given 3 days of plyometric training a week and rest of days strength training and Group B was given pilates training for 3 days and rest of days strength training. Result: The data collected was statistically analysed using paired and unpaired t test after intervention group A showed significant improvement in vertical jump height. Conclusion: The finding suggested that group A (plyometric) is more effective than group B (Pilates) in improving vertical jump height.

Keywords: Basketball, Plyometric training, Pilates training, Sargent jump test

How to Cite?: Rahul Chouhan, Anand Misra, Ronald Bhan, "The Comparative Study on Effectiveness of Plyometric Vs Pilates Exercises on Increasing Vertical Jump Performance among Basketball Players", Volume 13 Issue 1, January 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 296-300, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24102121932, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24102121932