The effect of a Training program for the development of strength and power in junior basketball players
The objective of this study is to determine the impact of specifically programmed training during one year cycle on changes in some strength and power assessment tests in basketball players of junior and younger senior age. The sample of subjects included 17 basketball players of junior age HKK “Siroki” from Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 16 to 18 years old. The battery of tests which monitored the progress in strength and power dimensions consisted of 8 items. Four items estimated maximum strength (barbell bench press, barbell shoulder press, squat, deadlift), three items for relative repetitive strength assessment (dips-chest version, pullups and 3/4 Sit-Ups) and one item for absolute explosive strength assessment (power clean). As a special variable we also recorded gain of body mass throughout annual training cycle. Planned and implemented macrocycle consisted of 376 days, 169 days of training, 169 training units, i.e. 211 hours of training total. The results obtained indicate significant effects of treatments in strength and power domain.