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Article: Using Principal Components Analysis to Identify Individual Differences in Vertical Jump Performance.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
- Author:
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Key words: squatjump, force platform, sports, assessment
The standing vertical jump has been used by physical education teachers and coaches as one of the most common tests to evaluate muscular strength of the lower limbs, power, and the so called "jumping ability" in many different sports. Several investigators have used the vertical jump as an experimental paradigm to evaluate the role of different strength training protocols in basketball and volleyball (Bobbert & Van Soest, 1994; Brown, Mayhew, & Boleach, 1986). However, the validity of the vertical jump as a measure of muscular strength of the lower limbs has been questioned lately, mainly due to the ...