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- Title
DIFFERENCES IN THE VERTICAL JUMP IN SOCCER PLAYERS ACCORDING TO THEIR POSITION ON THE TEAM.
- Authors
Jezdimirović, Marko; Joksimović, Aleksandar; Stanković, Ratko; Bubanj, Saša
- Abstract
The vertical jump is used in order to estimate the explosive strength of the lower extremities. The literature generally recommends a two-foot vertical jump in order to identify talent, to assess an athlete's readiness to participate in a certain training process. The aim of the current study was to compare the variables of the demonstrated explosive leg power in relation to the player's position in the team using the vertical jump, the so-called Countermovement Jump (CMJ). The sample of participants consisted of 32 healthy male students of the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education from Nis who practice soccer, aged 20.18 ± 1.28 years, body height 181.28 ± 5.61 cm, weight 74.19 ± 6.58 kg and average age of practicing soccer 9.38 ± 2.76 years. The participants performed five CMJ rebounds with both feet. By using the wireless accelerometer Myotest (Sion, Switzerland), the values of the following variables of CMJ were determined: Height (height in cm), Power (power expressed in W / kg), Force (force expressed in N / kg) and Velocity (speed expressed in cm / s). The results of this study showed that there were statistically significant differences in the jump height variables in soccer players according to the position in the team, while the other variables showed no statistically significant differences. The obtained data can be helpful to future participants in the sense that they can improve their explosive muscle power. The results of this study can be useful in educating coaches to apply the vertical jump to assess the necessary explosive strength of the lower extremities in soccer players.
- Subjects
JUMP &; reach tests; SOCCER players; TEAMS; MUSCLE strength; STATURE; TRAINING; PREPAREDNESS
- Publication
Facta Universitatis: Series Physical Education & Sport, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 3, p221
- ISSN
1451-740X
- Publication type
Article