Neuromuscular Changes in Female Collegiate Athletes Resulting From a

Objective: To assess performance changes induced by a 6-week plyometric jump-training program. Design and Setting: We used a quasiexperimental design to compare groups formed on the basis of team membership. Testing was conducted in an athletic training research labora-tory, both before and after a 6-week period of preseason bas-ketball conditioning. Subjects: Nineteen female collegiate basketball players from a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I program (8 subjects) and a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II program (11 subjects) who had no history of anterior cruciate ligament injury and who had no history of any lower extremity injury during the preceding 6 months. Measurements: The variables of primary interest were ham-strings and quadriceps isokinetic peak torque. Of secondar