The purpose of this study was to determine if six weeks of plyometric training
can improve an athlete’s agility performance in silat olahraga. Protocol:
Thirty-four (n=34) silat olahraga athletes (mean age 14 ± 3.22 years old),
mean weights (42 ± 10.89 kg), mean heights (148 ± 8.79 cm) were selected
as a subject for this study. All subjects were randomly divided into two groups
(control and experimental group). Seventeen athletes (n=17) in experimental
group performed conventional silat workout routine and plyometric training
for 6-week for 2 sessions per week in 45 min to 1 hour while the control group
(n=17) only performed conventional silat workout routine. All subjects
participated in hexagon agility test. The subjects were required to attend the
pre-test on a week before the intervention for pre-test session, mid-test on the
third week of the intervention training, and post-test session on the end of
intervention week. Repeated measure mixed between-within ANOVA was
utilized to analyze the results. Results: End of the 6-week intervention, results
revealed, agility performance were statistically changed across the times
(p