Three different methods of calculating vertical jump height from force platform data in men and women

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 207-218

  Moir, Gavin L ^a  

^a EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Displacement; Take off velocity; Uniform acceleration; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 54049145500     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10913670802349766     Document Type: Article

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