Biomechanical mechanisms of jumping performance in youth elite female soccer players

Nathalie M. J. Jeras, Thamar J. H. Bovend'Eerdt, Christopher McCrum*

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Abstract

We aimed to determine key biomechanical parameters explaining age-related jumping performance differences in youth elite female soccer players. Multiple biomechanical parameters from countermovement (CMJ) squat (SJ) and drop (DJ) jump testing of elite female soccer players (n?=?60) within the same national training centre were analysed across ages 9-11y, 12-14y and 15-19y. Effects of age group and jump type on jump height were found, with the older jumping higher than the younger groups in all jumps (P?

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1335-1341
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Sports Sciences
Volume38
Issue number11-12
Early online date3 Oct 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jun 2020

Keywords

  • Countermovement jump
  • football
  • plyometric exercise
  • sports performance
  • squat jump
  • PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
  • POWER
  • STRENGTH
  • COUNTERMOVEMENT
  • SUBELITE

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