[Plyometric jump training]

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CHAPTER FIVE

DISCUSSION

The findings of the study provided that relationship exists between muscle strength, readiness standards of balance, and speed and plyometric indicators of performance during the execution of a plyometric jump task used by NCAA athletes. As described in hypothesis 1, greater percentage of male than the female would pass the readiness standard of balance. This hypothesis was tested when each subject's balance test was assessed when the subject did a single-leg half squat for 30 seconds.

The results showed that 100% of the subjects passed the test. Hypothesis 2 was meant to test the readiness standard of squat muscle strength. The findings showed that greater percent of male athletes were approximately 95.5% passed this test and 37.5% female passed this test for squat muscle strength. The findings of hypothesis 3 provided that greater percentage of male in comparison to female would pass the readiness standard of squat muscle speed. 38.6% males were able to pass this test and none of the female was able to pass this test. Furthermore, the readiness standard for the squat muscle strength only 2% of males were able to pass the test and it was also determined by the findings that there was no significant difference double-leg vertical jump, single-leg vertical jump and depth-jump between the male who did and did not pass the test. Similarly, in case of females none of the, was able to pass the muscle squat speed and there was no difference between single-leg vertical jump and depth-jump in females. Hypothesis 5 stated the significance difference in double leg vertical jump as a main indicator which differentiates between the individuals who do and don't pass the test for readiness standard of squat muscle speed. In addition the males who were able to pass the test also jumped higher than those who didn't. The result also demonstrates the P=0.058 of the males who passed and failed the test. Hypothesis 6 states significant difference exists between the double-leg vertical jump height as an indicator of plyometric performance between the female athletes who passed and females who failed the readiness standard of squat muscle strength. In addition, those females who were able to pass the test jumped higher than those who did not (Hoffman, 2002). The difference value was p=0.024 two-leg vertical jump when considering height as the factor of plyometric performance and difference exists between males who were able to pass and fail the readiness standard of squat muscle strength. Hypothesis 9 states the significance difference exists between single-leg vertical jumps while considering height as the main factor. The results showed that the males who passed the readiness standard of squat muscle speed did not jump higher than those who did not. Considering the velocity factor those mails who passed in comparison to those who failed the test vale was p=0.039. Hypothesis 10 findings demonstrate that while considering vertical jump height between the female athletes passed and females who failed the readiness standard of squat muscle strength significant difference existed between ...