Correlations between jump measures and competitive performance remain stable over time in top-level sprinters

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Journal Article

Publication Title

The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness

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EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

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School of Medical and Health Sciences

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42656

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Loturco, I., Fernandes, V., Boullosa, D. A., Siqueira, F., Nakaya, K., Carraco, D., ... & McGuigan, M. R. (2021). Correlations between jump measures and competitive performance remain stable over time in top-level sprinters. The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 61(9), 1202-1207. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11685-2

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We examined the relationships between jump performance measures, sprint tests, and 100-m competition times in 11 top-level sprinters during two successive competitive 4-week mesocycles. METHODS: Physical tests were performed 7-12 days before 3 sequential competitions. Sprinters completed standing long jump, squat and countermovement jumps, and 60-m sprint tests on each occasion. A repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the physical assessments and actual competition results among the three moments. A Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to analyze the relationships between the multiple variables over the consecutive mesocycles. Significance level was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS: No significant differences were observed among the periods for any jump or sprint performance measure (ES ranging from 0.02 to 0.33; P > 0.05). Very large to nearly perfect correlations were observed for all sprint and jump variables and 100-m dash times in the three moments analyzed (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that simple jump measures can be prospectively used to monitor sprint performance. Notably, the standing long jump test was the most consistently related to 100-m time. This simple strategy may help track and field coaches to better adjust the competitive approach of their sprinters, thus optimizing their peak performance.

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10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11685-2

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