Drop Jump: A Technical Model for Scientific Application

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Author
Pedley, Jason
Lloyd, Rhodri S.
Read, Paul
Moore, Isabel
Oliver, Jon
Date
2017-10Acceptance date
2017-06
Type
Article
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
ISSN
1524-1602
1533-4295 (online)
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PLYOMETRIC TRAINING HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT. THE DROP JUMP IS A CORNERSTONE EXERCISE FOR DEVELOPING FAST STRETCH-SHORTENING CYCLE FUNCTION. THE DROP JUMP CAN ALSO BE USED AS A READINESS-TO-TRAIN MARKER IN PRACTICAL SETTINGS. TO ASSIST COACHES WITH ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT, A TECHNICAL MODEL FOR THE DROP JUMP IS PROPOSED. VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE COACH HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE KINETICS AND KINEMATICS OF A TASK PERFORMED BY AN ATHLETE. TO ASSIST COACHES IN FOSTERING EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE ADAPTATIONS. EXAMPLE EXTERNAL CUES AND ANALOGIES ARE PROVIDED TO HELP WITH OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT WHILE MINIMIZING INJURY RISK.
Journal/conference proceeding
Strength and Conditioning Journal;
Citation
Pedley, J.S., Lloyd, R.S., Read, P., Moore, I.S. and Oliver, J.L. (2017) 'Drop Jump: A Technical Model for Scientific Application', Strength & Conditioning Journal, 39(5), pp.36-44
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Article published in Strength and Conditioning Journal available at https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000331
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