Jump testing

Objective vs Subjective Recovery Monitoring

by Kinetic on November 17, 2011

Analysis and Comparison of Counter-Movement Jump Performance and Self-Rated Recovery in State Under-18s Australian Rules Football Players During a National Championship David Kinsella et al. David’s poster presentation at ASCA highlighted the important role that S&C’s can play in monitoring recovery between competitive games. His study of U18 AFL players looked at combining performance data [...]

Using Counter Movement Jumps to Monitor Fatigue

by Kinetic on November 16, 2011

At the recent ASCA conference Kristie-Lee Taylor presented: Monitoring Neuromuscular Fatigue and Training Responses using Vertical Jumps The presentation summarised findings from a series of studies exploring practical methods for monitoring neuromuscular fatigue in the daily training environment. With the increasing professionalism of sports, the volume and frequency of training required for competitive performances at the elite [...]