Article: More b-boat: the volleyball spike.(biomechanical based observation and analysis for teachers)

Article: The Effect of Spatial and Temporal Instructional Cues on the Mechanics of the Vertical Jump.(Brief Article)
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  March 1, 2000 ;     450 words ......and temporal instructional cues on vertical jump mechanics. Specifically, the goal was to increase vertical jump height through decreased joint range...participant performed a maximum vertical jump prior to intervention. The SIG received...

Article: Increase your power with this move
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  May 25, 2008 ;     537 words ...Every athlete on every level does the vertical jump, even if they don't know they're doing...essentially the "minors" for basketball. The vertical jump is more important in basketball than...weeks before beginning to work on your vertical jump. Start by measuring your current jump...

Article: Using Principal Components Analysis to Identify Individual Differences in Vertical Jump Performance.(Statistical Data Included)
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......platform, sports, assessment The standing vertical jump has been used by physical education...Several investigators have used the vertical jump as an experimental paradigm to evaluate...1986). However, the validity of the vertical jump as a measure of muscular strength of...

Article: Test your progress toward fitness goals.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 11, 1996 ;     568 words ......in volleyball, you might consider a vertical jump test, an agility test, an upper body...example, if you wanted to improve your vertical jump for basketball, you might consider...and retest both the exercise and your vertical jump at a later date to note improvement...

Article: 6 former Broncos represent Boise State at NFL Combine
University Wire;  March 1, 2007 ;     223 words ......actually tested with the second highest vertical jump of the entire combine, registering...Legedu Naanee finished highest in the vertical jump for his group. Naanee's counterpart...finished one inch behind Naanee in the vertical jump and also finished first in his testing...

Article: PACKERS UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......yards (18.9 average) and 26 TDs . . . Vertical jump of 33 inches, broad jump of 9-10, 14...before moving to center in '07 . . . Vertical jump of 31, broad jump of 9-4, 25 reps at...690 yards (10.2) and four TDs . . . Vertical jump of 31 1/2, broad jump of 10-8, 19 on...

Article: PRE-ACTIVITY STRETCHING MAY HINDER ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT LAS VEGAS STUDY FINDS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 17, 2008 ;     435 words ......participants were asked to perform a vertical jump and seated knee flex on three occasions...little or no difference was found in vertical jump and leg torque, power measures for...a force-measuring device during the vertical jump testing, decreased between 2.4 and...

Article: Vertical jump equals football success
Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  July 1, 2003 ;     502 words ......athletes' football ability was the vertical jump. In light of that finding, the researchers...power exercises to help increase your vertical jump: Power squat. Drop down to the same level you would just before takeoff into a vertical jump. Set the safety pins of a power rack...

Article: Leinart, Bush Work Out for NFL Coaches
AP Online;  April 3, 2006 ;     700+ words ......s Reggie Bush reaches 40.5" on the vertical jump for NFL scouts during Pro Day Sunday...part in several drills including the vertical jump, 40-yard dash, standing long jump...in the 40, recording a 40 1/2-inch vertical jump, and going 10 feet, 8 1/2 inches in...

Article: Anthropometric factors affecting vertical jump height in ballet dancers.
Journal of Dance Medicine & Science;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......series of tests that included two footed vertical jump height, single leg vertical jump height and anthropometric measurements...and MANOVA) indicated males had a greater vertical jump height than females (p < 0.01) and soloist...

Article: BTW BY THE WAY
Roanoke Times & World News;  June 16, 2006 ;     25 words ...Some fleas can jump 150 times their own length. That compares to a human jumping 1,000 feet. One flea broke a record with a four-foot vertical jump. --Nofleas.com

Article: 'Noles showcase skills to pros
University Wire;  March 20, 2008 ;     444 words ......included the 40-yard dash, shuttle run, vertical jump, bench press and an assortment of drills...workout, but recorded a 32 and 1/2 vertical jump and ran his 40-yard dash in the 4.8...native recorded a team-high 38-inch vertical jump, as well as a 4.5 mark in the 40-yard...

Article: STATE PROSPECTS
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ......like a phenom last month, including a vertical jump of 38 feet and one-half inch, a broad...matter where they line him up." . . . Vertical jump of 38 1/2, broad jump of 9-10, bench...him," another AFC scout said. . . . Vertical jump of 31, broad jump of 9-7 and Wonderlic...

Article: IlliniAEs Walker hoping to move up NFL draft charts.(Sports)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  February 13, 2009 ;     547 words ......the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump, broad jump and the three-cone drill...seconds) and Vernon Gholston had the best vertical jump (35 1/2 inches) and broad jump (10...time in a practice run and has a top vertical jump of 37 1/2 inches. But none of his personal-be...