Effects of a blocked versus an alternated sequence of balance and plyometric training on physical performance in youth soccer players

• Main Authors: Thomas Muehlbauer (Author), Vincent Wagner (Author), Dennis Brueckner (Author), Simon Schedler (Author), Gerrit Schwiertz (Author), Rainer Kiss (Author), Marco Hagen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The sequence of blocked balance training (BT) followed by blocked plyometric training (PT) showed greater improvements in physical performance than vice versa and is explained by a preconditioning effect of BT-related adaptations on subsequent adaptations induced by PT. However,...