Kinetic and temporal correlates to skillfulness in vertical jumping
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- H. Scott Strohmeyer (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Kathleen Williams
Abstract: Vertical ground reaction forces of countermovement jumps with armswing (CMWA) were examined to determine kinetic and temporal strategies related to skillfulness in vertical jumping. Effective integration of the system (EIS) was introduced to examine skillfulness separate from the influences of genetic talent or training. Vertical jump height was considered susceptible to both genetic talents and extensive training. Kinetic and temporal variables from force-time curves of 51 subjects were evaluated for their relationship to skillfulness using both EIS and vertical jump height. It was hypothesized that more of the variance in EIS could be explained by kinetic and temporal variables than by vertical jump height. A second purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of standardizing force-time curves mathematically to produce a smooth rise to a single peak force. Smooth rises to peak force were attained by fitting a parabolic trajectory to the force record. It was hypothesized that EIS scores and vertical jump heights would improve as a result of the standardization process. Results of this investigation did not fully support the hypothesis that more variance in skillfulness could be explained when skillfulness was determined by EIS.
Kinetic and temporal correlates to skillfulness in vertical jumping
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1995
- Subjects
- Jumping
- Jumping $x Training