title: The effects of resistance training interventions on vertical jump performance in basketball players: a meta-analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vertical jump performance is one of the key factors in basketball. In order to determine the effectiveness of previously published interventions and their influencing factors we performed a meta-analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A computerized search was conducted using the databases PubMed (1966), Web of Science (1900), SPORTDiscus™ (1975),Medline (1966) and SportPilot (2008). Studies involving healthy male or female basketball players at any age and performance level were included. All trials had to investigate the benefits of resistance training programs on jumping performance in basketball players and provide a control group. The effect size (ES) was computed and the relationship between ESs and continuous variables was examined by meta-regressions, whereas subgroup meta-analyses and z-tests were used to assess the impact of categorical moderator variables. The meta-analysis included 14 studies with 20 subgroups and a total of 37 outcomes. A total of 399 participants were examined, N.=157 served as control and N.=242 took part in particular training interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall weighted ES of 0.78 (95% CI 0.41, 1.15) was significantly greater than zero (P<0.001). None of the categorical moderator variables affected the training effect. However, positive correlations were found for training duration (r=0.68; P=0.02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present meta-analysis demonstrates that resistance training throughout the year, using bodyweight or external weight, significantly improves vertical jump performance in healthy basketball players. Since vertical jump improvements were independent of intervention period but dependent on the duration of each individual training session the total training amount should be based on longer training sessions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Training Science and Sport Informatics, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany - paulasperlich@gmx.de.
authors.forename: Paula F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Sperlich
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behringer
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mester
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001490:Basketball / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D059385:Plyometric Exercise; D055070:Resistance Training; D055815:Young Adult