Plyometrics tuck jump and single leg tuck jump exercises increase the leg power of handball athletes

Abstract

In handball, good leg strength is one of the important factors that support the success of handball athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether plyometric exercises use the tuck jump and single leg tuck jump models to increase the leg power ability of handball athletes in Banyumas Regency. The sample in this study were 28 handball athletes in Banyumas Regency who had participated in a national scale handball competition. This study uses attribute variables to help maximize the results of leg strength training using plyometrics, namely the variable attribute strength. In this study, the measuring instrument used to measure the ability of leg strength was using a Jump MD, while the attribute variables were strength using a strength measuring instrument using a back and leg dynamometer. The results showed that there was a significant difference between plyometric tuck jump training and single leg tuck jump training on the leg power ability of athletes in Banyumas Regency. Then the strength component possessed by handball athletes produces a significant difference in influence between cross-country athletes in Banyumas Regency who have high and low strength on leg strength.