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Knowledge of results during vertical jump testing: an effective method to increase the performance but not the consistency of vertical jumps.

  • García-Ramos A Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada , Granada, Spain.
  • Janicijevic D Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, the Research Centre, University of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Cobo-Font J Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada , Granada, Spain.
  • Marcos-Frutos D Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada , Granada, Spain.
  • Fernandes JFT Sport, Exercise and Well-being Arena, Hartpury University , Hartpury, UK.
  • Taube W Department of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences, University of Fribourg , Fribourg, Switzerland.
  • Pérez-Castilla A Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada , Granada, Spain.
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  • 2020-06-23
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  • Sports biomechanics. - 2020
Countermovement jump
force platform
jump height
reliability
squat jump
English This study aimed to determine whether the provision of jump height feedback (knowledge of result; KR) can increase the performance and the consistency of output variables. In a randomised order, sixteen participants performed six squat or countermovement jumps (three from a 90º knee angle and three from a self-preferred knee angle) with or without KR over four sessions. The provision of KR significantly increased peak force (p = 0.046, 1.83%), mean force (p = 0.037, 1.45%), peak velocity (p < 0.001, 3.71%), mean velocity (p = 0.004, 3.44%), peak power (p < 0.001, 4.22%) and mean power (p = 0.001, 4.69%). A high within-session reliability was observed for all variables (coefficient of variation [CV] ≤ 5.62%, intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] ≥ 0.95). No systematic differences in reliability were detected between the jumps performed without KR (CV = 3.00 ± 1.38%, ICC = 0.97 ± 0.03) and with KR (CV = 3.04 ± 1.49%, ICC = 0.97 ± 0.04). These results suggest that the provision of jump height feedback during vertical jump testing is effective to enhance vertical jump performance but it does not reduce the variability between jumps.
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