Research Article

The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values

Volume: 8 Number: 1 March 30, 2026
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The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values

Abstract

Background: The overall aim of this study was to examine certain physical performance values of female soccer players participating in plyometric training. Methods: The study included 15 female soccer players aged 15-23 who play soccer in the 3rd League in Siirt province. Before and after the training, measurements were taken of the athletes' height, body weight, 30 m sprint, 10x5 shuttle run agility test, flamingo balance test, standing long jump, flexibility, vertical jump test, and sit-up test. The group participated in plyo-metric training 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The SPSS 22 program was used to analyze the data in our study. The obtained data were presented as arithmetic mean and standard de-viation. The data showed a normal distribution, and the paired sample t-test was used to compare the dependent groups. The significance level was set at p<0.05. Results: The data obtained at the end of the study showed a significant difference (p<0.05) in the pre-post test values for the flamingo balance test, vertical jump test, standing long jump, and flexi-bility values, while no statistically significant difference was found in the 10x5 shuttle run test, 30 m sprint test, and pull-up test (p>0.05) Conclusions: We can say that plyometric training, when applied regularly and systematically, positively contributes to the perfor-mance of athletes in individual and team sports that require flexibility, balance, jumping, and explosive power. We believe that coaches should incorporate plyometric training into both the preparation and competition periods to enhance athletes' performance and ma-intain it over the long term.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Training and Sports

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 30, 2026

Submission Date

January 17, 2026

Acceptance Date

March 28, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Söğüt, T., Sitti, S., & Köroğlu, Y. (2026). The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 8(1), 123-130. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1865962
AMA
1.Söğüt T, Sitti S, Köroğlu Y. The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values. JSAR. 2026;8(1):123-130. doi:10.56639/jsar.1865962
Chicago
Söğüt, Tarkan, Samet Sitti, and Yaşar Köroğlu. 2026. “The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 8 (1): 123-30. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1865962.
EndNote
Söğüt T, Sitti S, Köroğlu Y (March 1, 2026) The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 8 1 123–130.
IEEE
[1]T. Söğüt, S. Sitti, and Y. Köroğlu, “The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values”, JSAR, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 123–130, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.56639/jsar.1865962.
ISNAD
Söğüt, Tarkan - Sitti, Samet - Köroğlu, Yaşar. “The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 8/1 (March 1, 2026): 123-130. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1865962.
JAMA
1.Söğüt T, Sitti S, Köroğlu Y. The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values. JSAR. 2026;8:123–130.
MLA
Söğüt, Tarkan, et al. “The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, vol. 8, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 123-30, doi:10.56639/jsar.1865962.
Vancouver
1.Tarkan Söğüt, Samet Sitti, Yaşar Köroğlu. The Effect of an 8-Week Plyometric Training Method Applied to Female Soccer Players on Certain Physical Performance Values. JSAR. 2026 Mar. 1;8(1):123-30. doi:10.56639/jsar.1865962

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