Pilot Study: Impact of Plyometric Training on Goalkeepers’ Ball-Blocking Performance in Football Penalty Situations

Qais Q. Dawood

Abstract


Background: Developing Goalkeeper’s performance is imperative to defence the goal. As the Football match’s nature needs implementning the skill with strength, and speed. so, the Goalkeeper demands special physical abilities that enabling him the ball blocking skill masterly. Objetive: The study aimed to identify the effect of developing some special physical abilities on the goalkeeper’s performance level while blocking executed balls from the penalty mark in football using plyometric training. Methodology: The experimental approach (continuous training that divided into two phases: General preparation, and Special preparation stage) was adopted for one experimental group by pre/post-measurements. The research sample was deliberately chosen from the goalkeepers of “Al-Talaba Club” football club youth who regularly train in Baghdad University stadium. The proposed training program was applied using plyometric training at three units per week for two months during the preparation period for the season (2021-2022). Physical tests (speed, lateral and frontal flexibility, strength characterized by speed, explosive power, and ability) were conducted. While skill performance tests included (ball blocking skill executed from the penalty mark directed towards the upper corners of the goal). Results: The results revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 between the pre and post measurements in favor of the post-measurement in both physical and skill measurements and tests (under research), Conclusion: The training program achieved a positive impact of on the development of the physical abilities of football goalkeepers, due to the employment of plyometric training within the framework of a rationed training program.


Keywords


Physical Abilities, Plyometric Training, Football, Goalkeeper, Performance Level, Blocking Skill

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