Measurement errors when estimating the vertical jump height with flight time using photocell devices: the example of Optojump

A Attia, W Dhahbi, A Chaouachi, J Padulo, DP Wong… - Biology of sport, 2017 - termedia.pl
Common methods to estimate vertical jump height (VJH) are based on the measurements of
flight time (FT) or vertical reaction force. This study aimed to assess the measurement errors …

Neuromuscular training improves movement competency and physical performance measures in 11–13-year-old female netball athletes

A Hopper, EE Haff, OR Barley, C Joyce… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Hopper, A, Haff, EE, Barley, OR, Joyce, C, Lloyd, RS, and Haff, GG. Neuromuscular
training improves movement competency and physical performance measures in 11–13 …

Accuracy of jump-mat systems for measuring jump height

B Pueo, P Lipinska… - … Journal of Sports …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Vertical-jump tests are commonly used to evaluate lower-limb power of athletes and
nonathletes. Several types of equipment are available for this purpose. Purpose: To …

Changes in Health and Fitness in Firefighter Recruits: An Observational Cohort Study.

DJ Cornell, SL Gnacinski, BB Meyer… - Medicine and science …, 2017 - europepmc.org
Methods Body composition, aerobic capacity, muscular power, muscular strength, and
muscular endurance measures were longitudinally collected among 27 male firefighter …

Validity of the jump-and-reach test in subelite adolescent handball players

T Muehlbauer, J Pabst, U Granacher… - The Journal of Strength …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Muehlbauer, T, Pabst, J, Granacher, U, and Büsch, D. Validity of the jump-and-
reach test in subelite adolescent handball players. J Strength Cond Res 31 (5): 1282–1289 …

Validity of a jump mat for assessing countermovement jump performance in elite rugby players

N Dobbin, R Hunwicks, J Highton… - International journal of …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
This study determined the validity of the Just Jump System®(JJS) for measuring flight time,
jump height and peak power output (PPO) in elite rugby league players. 37 elite rugby …

Impact of traditional Greek dancing on jumping ability, muscular strength and lower limb endurance in cardiac rehabilitation programmes

Z Vordos, E Kouidi, F Mavrovouniotis… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a training programme based on
traditional Greek dance on the jumping ability, muscle strength and lower limb endurance in …

Ankle or knee joint cooling alters countermovement but not squat jump height in healthy collegiate athletes

M Lee, S Kim, HM Choi, J Park - Isokinetics and Exercise …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Ankle or knee joint cooling has shown to increase muscle activation in
controlled laboratory measurements. OBJECTIVE: To examine if a bilateral 20-min lower …

[HTML][HTML] Differences and trial-to-trial reliability of vertical jump heights assessed by ultrasonic system, force-plate, and high-speed video analyses

C Baumgart, F Honisch, J Freiwald… - Asian Journal of Sports …, 2017 - brieflands.com
Background: Jump analyses are frequently conducted in the sport and rehabilitation sector
by different methods. This study aimed to compare a new ultrasonic system (US) measuring …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-and intra-rater reliability of performance measures collected with a single-camera motion analysis system

NA Bates, AL McPherson, JD Berry… - International Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Previous reliability investigations of single-camera three dimensional (3D)
motion analysis systems have reported mixed results. Purpose The purpose of the current …