THE EFFECTS OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON THE MOTOR SKILLS OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS

The aim of this study is to analyze the research in which the effects of plyometric training on motor skills of basketball players were studied. The research included 41 studies that were published in the period from 2001 to 2015. For collection, classification and analysis of the targeted research, the descriptive method and theoretical analysis were used. The results of the analyzed research showed that plyometric training for a minimum of 4 to 12 weeks (2-3x per week) could lead to a significant improvement of explosive power, the height of vertical jump, agility and the situational-motor abilities of basketball players, that plyometric training for at least 6 to 12 weeks (2-3x per week) could lead to significant improvements in the speed of basketball players, that plyometric training for at least 8 to 12 weeks (2-3x per week) could lead to significant improvements in endurance of basketball players. Combination of plyometric training and some other training leads to more significant improvement of motor skills than when plyometric training or other training methods are used separately.