Author : Cody Allen Stahl
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Book Synopsis A Comparison of Lower Body Power Characteristics Between NAIA and NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes by : Cody Allen Stahl
Download or read book A Comparison of Lower Body Power Characteristics Between NAIA and NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes written by Cody Allen Stahl and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The countermovement jump (CMJ) is a practical, reliable and valid test used to measure lower-body power. The CMJ is frequently utilized by strength and conditioning professionals working with athletes, given its relationship to a multitude of performance variables associated with success in sports. PURPOSE: To examine characteristics of CMJ performance between differing levels of competition. A secondary aim was to report descriptive data on jump performance for NAIA and NCAA Division I male and female athletes. METHODS: Archival data for 275 student athletes from two NCAA division 1 universities (NCAA DI; males = 84, females = 74) and one NAIA university (NAIA; males = 66, females = 51) were utilized for this analysis. The CMJ was performed utilizing a dual single axis (Pasco PS 2141 plates, sampling rate 1000hz unfiltered) force platform system. A 2 x 2 multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to determine whether significant differences in the three dependent variables of VJ height (cm) calculated by flight time, concentric RPD-100ms, and peak power existed between athletes at different playing levels. A discriminant function analysis (DFA) was the used to investigate how the three dependent variables or outcome variables may discriminate the participants based on a combined variable (sex and competition level). RESULTS: The MANOVA showed significant differences based on sex and competition level in the dependent variables (Wilk’s Lambda = 0.908, F(3,259) = 8.732, p