Analysis of vertical jump parameters with respect to age and a type of a jump in young soccer players
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between jump height, maximal take-off force and relative net vertical impulse in different vertical jumps in elite soccer players. Examining strength and power might be useful in monitoring professional soccer players' performance.
When assessing jumping performance, the most commonly measured parameters include the jump height achieved, maximum force produced at the take-off, rate of force development and also a shape of force-time curve during the jump is described. Some latest studies (Kirby et al. 2011, Mizuguchi et al. 2015) deal with a use of relative net vertical impulse as a kinetic variable which can better predict performance in jumping.
However, there is no such study in professional soccer players, whose power is an important component of physical performance.