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Validity and Reliability of Devices Measuring Countermovement Vertical Jump Performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The counter-movement jump (CMJ) test is a standard measure of lower body power and can be related to other aspects of athletic performance. With many tools commercially available, it can be difficult for professionals to distinguish which device provides
Fuller, Michael   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Religion and Official Politics in Contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

open access: yesReligion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT With increasing discussions on political deification and the official references to traditional religions in the People's Republic of China (PRC), recent debates on the PRC's alleged infiltration over Taiwan elections through the goddess Mazu, and the post‐Handover government's emphasis on filiality to China in Hong Kong, it is high time to ...
Ting Guo
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying the onset of the concentric phase of the force–time record during jumping [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Thirteen college students performed a drop jump from height equal to their peak vertical jump, single leg jumps from the left and right legs, and a counter movement jump.
Ebben, William   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Influence of dynamic strength index on countermovement jump force-, power-, velocity-, and displacement-time curves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The dynamic strength index (DSI), often calculated as the ratio of countermovement jump (CMJ) propulsion peak force to isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) peak force, is said to inform whether ballistic or maximal strength training is warranted for a given ...
Beckham   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Dryland Performance Tests Are Not Good Predictors of World Aquatics Points in Elite Male and Female Swimmers

open access: yesSports
Background: Swim performance can be reliant on strength and power. Standardisation of swim performance in different events, distances, and sexes can be completed using World Aquatics points, allowing for ranking of swimmers. The aim of this retrospective
Ragul Selvamoorthy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation between non-dominant foot placement variability with acceleration and agility performance in handball players [PDF]

open access: yesTIMS: Acta, 2020
The horizontal acceleration and agility are both an essential part of sports performance in handball. The foot placement variability has been shown to vary between differences in speed and direction of running.
Ibrić Hasan   +2 more
doaj  

Efectos de un entrenamiento de fuerza de corta duración sobre la capacidad de salto vertical en jugadores de voleibol de elite durante la temporada [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The aim of this study was to describe the effects of 6 weeks of combined strength and jump training which incorporated modera te loads and high intensity contractions on the vertical jump ability (VJ), loaded jumps and velocity of ...
García Asencio, Carlos   +2 more
core  

Modified Reactive Strength Index in Adolescent Athletes Competing in Different Sports and Its Relationship with Force Production [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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Kalabiska, Irina   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Reactive strength index-modified in different plyometric tasks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Reactive Strength Index-Modified (RSlmod) is a reliable method of measuring the explosiveness of an athlete during a range of plyometric exercises.
Walker, J
core  

Effects of caffeinated gum on a battery of soccer-specific tests in trained university-standard male soccer players [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine whether caffeinated gum influenced performance in a battery of soccer-specific tests used in the assessment of performance in soccer players.
King, George   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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