Determinants of countermovement jump performance: a kinetic and kinematic analysis |
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| Authors: | Stuart McErlain-Naylor Mark King Matthew Thomas Gerard Pain |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKm.a.king@lboro.ac.uk;3. School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the contributions of kinetic and kinematic parameters to inter-individual variation in countermovement jump (CMJ) performance. Two-dimensional kinematic data and ground reaction forces during a CMJ were recorded for 18 males of varying jumping experience. Ten kinetic and eight kinematic parameters were determined for each performance, describing peak lower-limb joint torques and powers, concentric knee extension rate of torque development and CMJ technique. Participants also completed a series of isometric knee extensions to measure the rate of torque development and peak torque. CMJ height ranged from 0.38 to 0.73 m (mean 0.55 ± 0.09 m). CMJ peak knee power, peak ankle power and take-off shoulder angle explained 74% of this observed variation. CMJ kinematic (58%) and CMJ kinetic (57%) parameters explained a much larger proportion of the jump height variation than the isometric parameters (18%), suggesting that coachable technique factors and the joint kinetics during the jump are important determinants of CMJ performance. Technique, specifically greater ankle plantar-flexion and shoulder flexion at take-off (together explaining 58% of the CMJ height variation), likely influences the extent to which maximal muscle capabilities can be utilised during the jump. |
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| Keywords: | countermovement jump kinetics kinematics technique rate of torque development |
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