Validity of vertical jump measurement devices

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-69

  Buckthorpe, Matthew ^a   Morris, John ^a   Folland, Jonathan P ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field tests; Force plate; Validity; Vertical jump height

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83755196717     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.624539     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Aragón-Vargas, L. (2000). Evaluation of four vertical jump tests: Methodology, reliability, validity, and accuracy. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 4, 215-228.
2. Atkinson, G., & Nevill, A. M. (1998). Statistical methods for assessing measurement error (reliability) in variables relevant to sports medicine. Sports Medicine, 26, 217-238.
3. Bach, B. R., Jones, G. T., Sweet, F. A., & Hager, C. A. (1994). Arthroscopy-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon substitution: Two- to four-year follow upresults. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 22, 758-767.
4. Bland, J., & Altman, D. G. (1986). Statistical methods forassessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet, 1, 307-310.
5. Bosco, C., & Komi, P. V. (1979). Potentiation of the mechanical behaviour of human skeletal muscle through prestretching. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 106, 467-472.
6. Bosco, C., & Komi, P. V. (1980). Influence of aging on the mechanical behaviour of leg extensor muscles. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 45, 209-219.
7. Cormie, P., McGuigan, M. R., & Newton, R. U. (2010). Changesin eccentric phase contribute to improved stretch-shortening cycle performance after training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42, 1731-1744.
8. 1 testingsystem. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 77-84.
9. Hatze, H. (1998). Validity and reliability of methods for testing vertical jump performance. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 14, 127-140.
10. Kibele, A. (1998). Possibilities and limitations in the biomechanical analysis of countermovement jumps: A methodological study. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 14, 105-117.
11. Klavora, P. (2000). Vertical-jump tests: A critical review. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 22 (5), 70-75.
12. Leard, J. S., Cirillo, M. A., Katsnelson, E., Kimiatek, D. A., Miller, T. W., Trebincevic, K. et al. (2007). Validity of twoalternative systems for measuring vertical jump height. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21, 1296-1299.
13. Markovic, G., Dizdar, D., Jukic, I., & Cardinale, M. (2004). Reliability and factoral validity of squat and countermovement jump tests. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 18, 551-555.
14. Moir, G. L. (2008). Three different methods of calculating vertical jump height from force platform data in men and women. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 12, 207-218.
15. Nevill, A. M., & Atkinson, G. (1997). Assessing agreementbetween measurements recorded on a ratio scale in sports medicine and sport science. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 31,314-318.
16. Newton, R. U., & Kraemer, W. J. (1994). Developing explosive muscular power: Implications for mixed methods training strategy. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 16, 20-31.
17. Slinde, F., Suber, C., Suber, L., Edwén, C. E., & Svantesson, U. (2008). Test-retest reliability of three different countermovement jumping tests. Journal of Strength and ConditioningResearch, 22, 640-644.
18. Thomas, J. R., Nelson, J. K., & Silverman, S. J. (2005). Research methods in physical activity. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
19. Vanrenterghem, J., De Clercq, D., & Van Cleven, P. (2001). Necessary precautions in measuring correct vertical jumpingheight by means of force plate measurements. Ergonomics, 44, 814-818.