Skill-based conditioning training in young female volleyball players: impact on power and change of direction speed

Abstract

Skill-based training has been developed in order to combine the skill and conditioning elementsin a coordinated approach. Our aim was to determine the effects of skill based conditioningtraining on power and COD speed in youth female volleyball players. Sixteen young femalevolleyball athletes (15±2 years) consented to participate in lower-body power and COD speedtesting.Players were involved in six weeks skill-based conditioning training during in-season.There were no significant differences between pretraining and posttraining for Block jump andSpike jump. Moreover, there were no significant (p > 0.05) improvements in Standing broadjump also.However, compared with pretraining, there was a significant improvement in CODspeed tests. Training induced significant (p ≤ 0.05) improvements in 9-3-6-3-9 test (p<0,001) andSide steps 10x4.5 m (p<0,001).In conclusion, skill-based conditioning training appears to havestronger effects in improving COD speed compared to lover body power young femalevolleyball players. Volleyball coaches could use this information in the process of planning thein-season training.

Keywords

• game-based
• athletes
• effects
• volleyball