@article{Chomani_Dzai_Khoshnaw_Joksimovic_Lilic_Mahmood_2021, title={Effect of Aquatic Plyometric Training on Motor Ability in Youth Football Players}, volume={7}, url={https://hsr-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/29}, DOI={10.34142/HSR.2021.07.01.06}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> to determine the effect of water plyometric training on such components of motor skills as explosive power, agility and speed in young players. Develop practical recommendations for building a training process to improve the motor skills of athletes.</p> <p><strong>Material and methods:</strong> when divided into groups of players was used a parallel randomized method with the creation of experimental and control equal groups of 20 players in each group (age 16.25 ± 1.0 years, height 168 ± 3.0 cm, body weight 61, 03 ± 4.0 kg). The duration of the experimental program was 2 months. The water plyometric training program (APT) was used in the experimental group, while the ground plyometric training program (LPT) was used in the control group.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>. In the experimental group was found to increase the jump in height by 21.05%, long jump - by 8.84%. The experimental group also found a significant increase in dexterity by 9.35% with a significance level less than 0.05, a value of t = 7.19. Dexterity as a physical ability combines many other physical abilities, such as speed, strength, power. In the experimental group was also found a significant increase in speed by 12.50% at a significance level less than 0.05.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions</strong>. Plyometric training in the water increased the strength of the muscles of the legs of football players, while the majestic vertical jump increased by 21.05%, and the distance of the horizontal jump - by 8.84%. In addition, for 2 months, the training program contributed to the development of dexterity by 9.35% and an increase in speed by 12.50%. The use of ground plyometric training also improves physical abilities, but with fewer indicators of significant change than plyometric training in water.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Health, sport, rehabilitation}, author={Chomani, Shimal Hamad and Dzai, Abdulla Majeed and Khoshnaw, Karzan Karim and Joksimovic, Marko and Lilic, Ana and Mahmood, Arazw}, year={2021}, month={Mar.}, pages={66–76} }