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The impact of plyometric training program on sprinting speed and jumping ability in american football players of a german amateur club [PDF]

Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, 2022
Background: The profile of requirements for an American Football game is characterized by good sprinting and jumping performance. The literature highlights the benefits of plyometric training on sprinting speed and jumping ability.
Angelika Luberecka
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More Jump More Health: Vertical Jumping Learning of Chinese Children and Health Promotion

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Vertical jumping is the most important of the fundamental motor skills and has an important impact on children's health. A systematic study was conducted on the influence of vertical jumping on children's health and motor development patterns.
Liu Liu, Luo Xi, Wang Yongshun, Zhu Ziping, Ma Chunyin, Qin Peifu   +5 more
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Mechanical Design and Performance Analysis of a Weevil-Inspired Jumping Mechanism

Machines, 2022
Jumping mechanisms constitute an important means of resolution in applications such as crossing uneven terrain and space exploration. However, the traditional design mainly uses engineering design thinking, but seldom studies the structural ...
Zhiwei Yu, Yifan Zeng, Ce Guo
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Bio-Inspired Take-Off Maneuver and Control in Vertical Jumping for Quadruped Robot with Manipulator

Micromachines, 2021
The jumping motion of legged robots is an effective way to overcome obstacles in the rugged microgravity planetary exploration environment. At the same time, a quadruped robot with a manipulator can achieve operational tasks during movement, which is ...
Ru Kang, Fei Meng, Lei Wang, Xuechao Chen, Zhangguo Yu, Xuxiao Fan, Ryuki Sato, Aiguo Ming, Qiang Huang   +8 more
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The Characteristics of Jump Ability in Elite Adolescent Athletes and Healthy Males: The Development of Countermovement and Rebound Jump Ability

International Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2008
The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of jump ability in elite adolescent male athletes for the purpose of comparing them to healthy coeval males by referring to the results reported by Endo, et al., (2007). One hundred and twenty elite male athletes (alpine skiers, fencers, soccer players, track and field sprinters and jumpers ...
Tauchi, Kenji, Endo, Toshinori, Ogata, Mitsugi, Matsuo, Akifumi, Iso, Shigeo   +4 more
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Evaluation of different jumping tests in defining position-specific and performance-level differences in high level basketball players

Biology of Sport, 2017
The importance of jumping ability in basketball is well known, but there is an evident lack of studies that have examined different jumping testing protocols in basketball players at advanced levels.
Miran Pehar, Damir Sekulic, Nedim Sisic, Miodrag Spasic, Ognjen Uljevic, Ante Krolo, Zoran Milanovic, Tine Sattler   +7 more
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Biomechanical Characteristics of Vertical Jumping of Preschool Children in China Based on Motion Capture and Simulation Modeling

Sensors, 2021
Vertical jumping is one of the basic motor skills, and it is an essential part of many sports. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate characteristics of vertical jumping of children.
Panchao Zhao, Zhongqiu Ji, Ruixiang Wen, Jiahui Li, Xiao Liang, Guiping Jiang   +5 more
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Genetic parameters of racing merit of Thoroughbred horses in steeplechase races

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010
The aim of this study was to estimate variance components of racing ability in Thoroughbreds involved in steeplechase races. Race results were collected from steeplechase races in France (n=9041), in the United Kingdom and Ireland (n=8314) and contained ...
József Stefler, Bertrand Langlois, Christine Blouin, Árpád Bokor   +3 more
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Relative Age Effect on Youth Female Volleyball Players: A Pilot Study on Its Prevalence and Relationship With Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
The relative age effect (RAE) on human performance has been well studied in many sports, especially in soccer; however, little information has been available about the prevalence of RAE in volleyball, and its role on anthropometric and physiological ...
Sophia D. Papadopoulou, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis   +4 more
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Carboxylic‐Acid Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube‐Alkane‐Based Resistive Temperature Sensor for Cold Chain Applications

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a reversible temperature sensor with high switching ratio, ∼103. The device is fabricated using PET‐ITO and carbon nanotube dispersions in alkane. Considering its application in cold chain logistics, a proof‐of‐concept with LED is showcased. Thus, a temperature drop below the threshold temperature (crystallization temperature of the
Sunil Kumar Behera, Philippe Marrec, A. Jorge Parola, Madalena Dionísio, Hugo Águas, Andreia F. M. Santos, Hamed Pourkheirollah, Donald Lupo, César A. T. Laia   +8 more
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