Influence of plyometric training on the level of speed ability with changes of direction in ice hockey

Knechta, Marián, 1991-

Influence of plyometric training on the level of speed ability with changes of direction in ice hockey / Marián Knechta, Ivan Čillík, Jiří Zháněl. -- AIM: Speed skills are among the decisive factors in sports performance in ice hockey. Therefore, it is necessary to examine them in all age categories. Our goal was to determine the effect of plyometric exercises on the level of running and skating speed at 40 m with changes of direction in young hockey players aged 14–15 years. METHODS: The research group consisted of 33 ice hockey players (Male; age: 14.7 ± 0.7; height: 166.5cm ± 7.3; weight: 53.4kg ± 6.9) divided into two sets. Experimental group (n = 18), and control group (n = 15). During 8 weeks, the players completed training units of general preparation and training units on ice, in the experimental set was added an experimental factor of plyometric exercises carried out according to the training protocol. Speed diagnostics consisted of the following two tests: running at 40 m with changes of direction and skating forward at 40 m with changes of direction. RESULTS: Between the results of the tests in running speed and skating s

In Studia sportiva. -- Brno : Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sportovních studií, 2021. -- ISSN 1802-7679. -- ISSN 2570-8783. -- Vol. 15, no. 1 (2021), pp. 17-25