The Effect of Plyometric Training on the Speed, Agility, and Explosive Strength Performance in Elite Athletes
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Research on the of Plyometric Training on Speed, Agility and Explosive Strength Performance in Elite Athlete
First, the reviewer would like to thank the authors for their work and efforts in improving sports science knowledge.
General comments to the authors
The article investigates plyometric training on speed, agility and explosive strength performance in elite athletes in basketball. Overall, the study is well-designed and well-written, with a great introduction proposing the usefulness of the topic. I suggest that the author modify/include some suggestions to improve the manuscript before be published:
Abstract
Average age means ± sd. should be added.
3 times a week training should be added.
Introduction section and discussion
Overall these sections are well-designed and well-written and incorporate relevant literature. However, I could not see these relevant articles about basketball performance. These important articles about basketball players’ performances should be added.
Abdelkrim, N.B.; Castagna, C.; Jabri, I.; Battikh, T.; El Fazaa, S.; El Ati, J. Activity Profile and Physiological Requirements of Junior Elite Basketball Players in Relation to Aerobic-Anaerobic Fitness. J. Strength Cond. Res. 2010, 24, 2330–2342.
Arslan, E., Kilit, B., Clemente, F. M., Murawska-Ciałowicz, E., Soylu, Y., Sogut, M., ... & Silva, A. F. (2022). Effects of Small-Sided Games Training versus High-Intensity Interval Training Approaches in Young Basketball Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2931.
Apostolidis, N.; Nassis, G.P.; Bolatoglou, T.; Geladas, N.D. Physiological and Technical Characteristics of Elite Young Basketball Players. J. Sports Med. Phys. Fit. 2004, 44, 157.
Test method
ICC of Tests should be added both to methods and statistical analysis
Tables and Figures
These sections are well-designed and well-written. Please check the Figures and their units.
Author Response
I am very grateful to the reviewers for their hard work. I have made revisions based on the review comments, and invited the MDPI language editor to polish the manuscript in English.
Abstract
Average age means ± sd. should be added.
Response: revision completed, line 15, line 106.
3 times a week training should be added.
Response: revision completed, line 17.
Introduction section and discussion
Overall these sections are well-designed and well-written and incorporate relevant literature. However, I could not see these relevant articles about basketball performance. These important articles about basketball players’ performances should be added.
Response: add four references (Ben Abdelkrim et al., 2010; Hamsa et al., 2021; Apostolidis et al., 2004; Arslan et al., 2022), line 46, line 57, line 72, line 77, line 352, line 364.
Test method
ICC of Tests should be added both to methods and statistical analysis
Response: Participants increased detection of ICC and statistical analysis of ICC, line 114-119, line 207-210.
Tables and Figures
These sections are well-designed and well-written. Please check the Figures and their units.
Response: The full text has been viewed.
Reviewer 2 Report
line 13-14: The purpose of this study is to "evaluate" not "improve"
line 55-66: Pay attention to "Haris MH, Moazzam HK, Tarushi T, Nida I, Shibili N. Acute effects of weighted plyometric exercise on sprint, agility and jump performance in university football players. Phys Activ Rev 2021; 9(1): 1-8. doi: 10.16926/par.2021.09.01"
line 91: The purpose of this study is to "evaluate" not "improve"
line 92-98: It's somewhat trivial. I would suggest staying with just hypotheses (drop the questions)
line 104-114: Straightforwardly describe the "Inclusion Criteria" and what the group's elitism consisted of
line 201-203: Whether the normality of the distribution and homogeneity of the variance were checked. What type of t-test was used (for dependent, non-dependent groups)
line 303: The table 1 does not "show" but "contains"
line 315: The table 2 does not "show" but "contains or "include"
line 354-372: Pay attention to: "Zemkova E. Reliability of a novel method assessing muscle power and velocity during seated trunk rotations. Physical Activity Review 2019; 7: 1-8. doi: 10.16926/par.2019.07.01"
and "Matusinski A, Golas A, Zając A, Nitychoruk M, Maszczyk A. Optimizing the load for peak power and peak velocity development during resisted sprinting. Phys Activ Rev 2021; 9(1): 128-134. doi: 10.16926/par.2021.09.15"
Author Response
I am very grateful to the reviewers for their hard work. I have made revisions based on the review comments, and invited the MDPI language editor to polish the manuscript in English.
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
line 13-14: The purpose of this study is to "evaluate" not "improve"
Response: revision completed, line 13.
line 55-66: Pay attention to "Hamsa MH, Moazzam HK, Tarushi T, Nida I, Shibili N. Acute effects of weighted plyometric exercise on sprint, agility and jump performance in university football players. Phys Activ Rev 2021; 9(1): 1-8. doi: 10.16926/par.2021.09.01"
Response: add one reference (Hamsa et al., 2021), line 57.
line 91: The purpose of this study is to "evaluate" not "improve"
Response: revision completed, line 92.
line 92-98: It's somewhat trivial. I would suggest staying with just hypotheses (drop the questions)
Response: delete completed, line 93-97.
line 104-114: Straightforwardly describe the "Inclusion Criteria" and what the group's elitism consisted of
Response: revision completed, line 106-109.
line 201-203: Whether the normality of the distribution and homogeneity of the variance were checked. What type of t-test was used (for dependent, non-dependent groups)
Response: revision completed, line 204-210, line 215-225, line 245-262.
line 303: The table 1 does not "show" but "contains"
Response: revision completed, line 349.
line 315: The table 2 does not "show" but "contains or "include"
Response: revision completed, line 361.
line 354-372: Pay attention to: "Zemkova E. Reliability of a novel method assessing muscle power and velocity during seated trunk rotations. Physical Activity Review 2019; 7: 1-8. doi: 10.16926/par.2019.07.01" and "Matusinski A, Golas A, Zając A, Nitychoruk M, Maszczyk A. Optimizing the load for peak power and peak velocity development during resisted sprinting. Phys Activ Rev 2021; 9(1): 128-134. doi: 10.16926/par.2021.09.15"
Response: add two references (Matusiński et al., 2021; Zemkova et al., 2019), line 404, line 418.
