Validity and reliability of the Myotest accelerometric system for the assessment of vertical jump height

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3186-3193

  Casartelli, Nicola ^a,b   Müller, Roland ^b   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concurrent validity; Flight height; Flight time; Vertical velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952199029     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d8595c     Document Type: Article

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