An evaluation of the specificity, validity and reliability of jumping tests

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 240-245

  Young, W ^a   Macdonald, Ch ^a   Heggen, T ^a   Fitzpatrick, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Jump height; Jumping tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031404224     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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