EFFECT OF LOW-INTENSITY PLYOMETRICS ALONG WITH CORE STABILITY TRAINING TO IMPROVE LONG JUMP DISTANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL AMATEUR LONG JUMP PLAYERS

Background-Long jumpis one of the oldest track and field event, where athletes consolidate speed,strengthand agility in anattempt to jump as far as possible from a take-off point. Plyometrics assists in the development of power, a foundation from which the athlete can refine the skills of their sports. Coremuscle strength is a major prerequisite for many sporting activities, andalso day to day activities. Purpose of the study was to assess effectiveness of low-intensity plyometricstrainingalong with core stability training on long jump distance and core endurance in high school amateur long jump players.Methodology-Fortyamateur long jump players both male and female with 6 months of training were included in the study. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed, informedconsent was taken and ethical clearance was obtained from the institution. Subjects were then divided into 2 groups,group A(n = 20:low-intensity plyometrics along with core stability exercise ) and group B(n = 20 :low intensity plyometrics)pre and post measurement was taken by standing jump test to measure long jump distance and core endurance test to measure core stability.Results-Thebaseline mean score for standing jump test between Group A and B was 52.11 and 53.17 respectively. Thepost training mean score for standing jump test between Group A andB was 69.22and 64.72 respectively which was statistically significant(p= 0.037).Conclusion- low-intensityplyometrics along with core stability training resulted in improving standing jump distance and core endurancemore significantly whencompared with low-intensity plyometrics only.