RT Journal Article
T1 Traditional vs. Sport-specific vertical jump tests: reliability, validity, and relationship with the legs strength and sprint performance in adult and teen soccer and basketball players
A1 Rodríguez Rosell, David
A1 Mora Custodio, Ricardo
A1 Franco Márquez, Felipe
A1 Yáñez García, Juan Manuel
A1 González Badillo, Juan José
K1 Countermovement jump
K1 Reproducibility
K1 Power factor
AB The vertical jump is considered an essential motor skill in many team sports. Many protocols have been used to assess vertical jump ability. However, controversy regarding test selection still exists based on the reliability and specificity of the tests. The main aim of this study was to analyze the reliability and validity of 2 standardized (countermovement jump [CMJ] and Abalakov jump [AJ]) and 2 sport-specific (run-up with 2 [2-LEGS] or 1 leg [1-LEG] take-off jump) vertical jump tests, and their usefulness as predictors of sprint and strength performance for soccer (n = 127) and basketball (n = 59) players in 3 different categories (Under-15, Under-18, and Adults). Three attempts for each of the 4 jump tests were recorded. Twenty-meter sprint time and estimated 1 repetition maximum in full squat were also evaluated. All jump tests showed high intraclass correlation coefficients (0.969-0.995) and low coefficients of variation (1.54-4.82%), although 1-LEG was the jump test with the lowest absolute and relative reliability. All selected jump tests were significantly correlated (r = 0.580-0.983). Factor analysis resulted in the extraction of one principal component, which explained 82.90-95.79% of the variance of all jump tests. The 1-LEG test showed the lowest associations with sprint and strength performance. The results of this study suggest that CMJ and AJ are the most reliable tests for the estimation of explosive force in soccer and basketball players in different age categories.
PB Wolters Kluwer
YR 2017
FD 2017-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22574
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22574
LA en
NO Rodríguez-Rosell, David; Mora-Custodio, Ricardo; Franco-Márquez, Felipe; Yáñez-García, Juan M.; González-Badillo, Juan J.. Traditional vs. Sport-Specific Vertical Jump Tests: Reliability, Validity, and Relationship With the Legs Strength and Sprint Performance in Adult and Teen Soccer and Basketball Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 31(1):p 196-206, January 2017. | DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001476
NO Departamento de Deporte e Informática. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
NO Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo
DS RIO
RD May 3, 2026