Date of Award
2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Program
Kinesiology
Supervisor
Dr. Volker Nolte
Second Advisor
Bob Vigars
Third Advisor
Dr. Charles Rice
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between maximal strength in a barbell front squat, countermovement jump, squat jump, different parameters of a drop jump, and 0m-10m, 10m-30m and 30m-60m splits of a 60m sprint. The subjects in the study were all female university rugby players. Subjects did drop jumps from 0.12m, 0.24m, 0.36m, 0.48m, 0.60m, 0.72m and 0.84m. Jump height, Drop Jump Index, power, force, and rate of force development parameters were calculated at each drop height. A correlation approach was taken to analyze the relationship between each of the tests. Drop jump height from a dropping height of 0.84m had the highest negative correlation with 0m-10m split (R=-0.66), the 10m-30m split (R=-0.86) and 30m-60m split (R=-0.86). It is suggested that a combination of drop jump training from low heights and maximal strength training precede drop jump training from higher heights. It is suggested that training incorporating maximal strength and drop jumping may increase sprinting speed.
Recommended Citation
Barr, Matthew J., "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEG EXTENSOR STRENGTH, DROP JUMP PERFORMANCE AND SPRINTING SPEED" (2008). Digitized Theses. 4352.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/4352