How Plyometrics Drills Enhance Volleyball and Soccer Training

Plyometrics for volleyball can help an athlete increasefunctional, as well as maximal, strength.
explosive power and vertical jump in the court, but itSince volleyball plyometric drills necessitate maximal
should be done together with a sport-specific trainingmuscle effort and high-intensity movements, other
program.forms of training like endurance runs and the like should
Although plyometrics is considered a very efficienttherefore not precede them. Needless to say, a
method of power training, there are a number ofcomprehensive warm up session should always be
important factors to consider prior to incorporating thisperformed first.
form of conditioning into the training regimen. First andOn the other hand, the simplest plyometric drill you can
foremost, bear in mind that explosive power is a taskdo for the sport of soccer consists of jumps. Start out
of both muscle contraction speed and strength. Theby jumping over a regular soccer ball. Jump repeatedly
drills will also help shape up the neuromuscular system.to the left and to the right, and then forward and
As a result, you will be able to apply a larger amountbackwards over the soccer ball. You can perform this
of force in a very short span of time. Nevertheless, ifdrill in twenty repetitions.
you do not have enough strength, its efficacy willThe next exercises you can do is jumping with the left
consequently be limited.foot over the ball, and then do the same thing using
This type of training in volleyball is usually done duringyour right foot. Use the similar directions of the
the middle or the late pre-season stage of training. Theprevious jumping drill.
period before that is typically used to improve