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Jaime González-García, Manuel Conejero and Jorge Gutiérrez-Hellín
Understanding the reliability of jump testing is essential to determine the neuromuscular progress of athletes and make informed decisions. This study aimed to assess the reliability of several countermovement jump (CMJ) and drop jump (DJ) test metrics i...
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Yiannis Michailidis, Thodoris Kyzerakos and Thomas I. Metaxas
Integrative neuromuscular training (INT) is commonly employed for preventing injuries, yet there is a scarcity of studies examining its impact on the physical capabilities of young athletes. This study sought to explore the influence of a brief, in-seaso...
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Vladimir Pavlinovic, Nikola Foretic, Neven Kovacevic, Tea Galic, Linda Lu?ic Kalcina, Frane Mihanovic and Toni Modric
This research aimed to identify relations of cognitive and power capacities with reactive agility in pubescent boys (n = 55) and girls (n = 46). Cognitive abilities were evaluated by the Stroop test, while the BlazePod system was used to evaluate agility...
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Jo-Lâm Vuong, Johanna Heil, Nina Breuer, Matthaios Theodoropoulos, Nicola Volk, Antonia Edel and Alexander Ferrauti
This study examined the effects of combined change of direction (CoD) and plyometric training on sand in basketball players? jump, sprint, and CoD performances. In total, twenty-five male professional basketball players (age, 24.1 ± 4.2 years; height, 19...
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Filipe Conceição, Martin Lewis, Hernâni Lopes and Elza M. M. Fonseca
This study aims to comprehensively assess the accuracy and precision of five different devices and by incorporating a variety of analytical approaches for measuring countermovement jump height: Qualisys motion system; Force platform; Ergojump; an Acceler...
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Sandro Bartolomei, Ivan Malagoli Lanzoni, Silvia Fantozzi and Matteo Cortesi
The aim of the present investigation was to compare the acute non-localized post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) of an exercise protocol involving either the upper or the lower body muscles. Twenty-four resistance trained men participated in th...
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Vasiliki Gaspari, Gregory C. Bogdanis, Ioli Panidi, Georgia Giannakopoulou, Gerasimos Terzis, Helen Kotsala, Anastasia Donti and Olyvia Donti
The association between force?time characteristics of isometric leg press (ILP) and countermovement jump (CMJ) with vastus lateralis (VL) muscle architecture, was examined in 19 female athletes (aged 23.2 ± 5.4 years). Peak force (PF), average rate of fo...
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Kristof Kipp, John Krzyszkowski, Todd Smith, Christopher Geiser and Hoon Kim
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the biomechanics of countermovement (CMJ) and preferred-style (PrefJ) jumps. Eight male basketball players (age: 19 ± 1 year; height: 1.84 ± 0.14 m; mass: 92.8 ± 11.4 kg) participated in a cross-se...
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Kyeong Eun Min, YongSuk Lee and Jihong Park
To examine individual or combined effects of static stretch and explosive contraction on quadriceps spinal-reflex excitability (the peak Hoffmann?s reflex normalized by the peak motor-response) and the latency times of the Hoffmann?s reflex and motor-res...
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Liangliang Xiang, Qichang Mei, Datao Xu, Justin Fernandez and Yaodong Gu
Human toes are crucial for vertical jumping performance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute effect of hallux abduction manipulation on foot inter-segment kinematic alterations and plantar loading redistribution during the countermoveme...
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