A Pilot Study on Effect of Lateral Plyometric Jumps to Improve Agility in Football Players

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether football players' agility can be increased by lateral plyometric training. This pilot study involved two male football players in the age range of 15 to 25 years. The Illinois Agility Test and the Lateral Shuffle Test are the two agility tests in which all participants took part. Data from the pre-and post-tests were assessed. The study's findings indicate that lateral plyometric leaps do not increase players' agility, yet one subject's coefficient of variance did demonstrate an increase in agility following the use of lateral plyometric jumps.