Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball Players
Single-leg jumping is a fundamental movement in sports and is frequently used for performance assessment and injury risk evaluation. However, the specific kinetic and kinematic factors influencing jump performance remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationships between sagittal and fro...
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| description | Single-leg jumping is a fundamental movement in sports and is frequently used for performance assessment and injury risk evaluation. However, the specific kinetic and kinematic factors influencing jump performance remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationships between sagittal and frontal plane kinematic variables, maximal and explosive isometric hip strength, and single-leg countermovement jump (SLCMJ) performance. We assessed eighty elite handball players who performed SLCMJs on force plates, with jumps being video recorded from both the sagittal and frontal planes. Maximal and explosive hip adduction, abduction, extension, and flexion strength were assessed using an isometric dynamometer. Correlation analysis revealed significant relationships (<i>p</i> < 0.05) between maximal hip abductor strength and sagittal plane hip flexion angle (r = −0.23), femur inclination (r = −0.27), and shin inclination (r = 0.23). Explosive adduction strength was significantly correlated (<i>p</i> < 0.05) with frontal plane trunk angle (r = −0.29) and trunk inclination (r = −0.33). A significant negative correlation (<i>p</i> < 0.05) was also observed between femur inclination and jump height (r = −0.30). However, no significant relationship (<i>p</i> > 0.05) was found between hip strength variables and jump height. These findings suggest that while isometric hip strength influences movement kinematics during SLCMJs, its direct impact on jump height is limited. Based on the results of the present study, other factors likely contribute to jump performance outcomes and should be investigated further. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8487563ad584626a012d8f42504f1952025-08-20T01:49:50ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-04-01159465110.3390/app15094651Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball PlayersDarjan Spudić0Ažbe Ribič1Nejc Šarabon2Primož Pori3Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Gortanova 22, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Gortanova 22, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, Polje 42, SI-6310 Izola, SloveniaFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Gortanova 22, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaSingle-leg jumping is a fundamental movement in sports and is frequently used for performance assessment and injury risk evaluation. However, the specific kinetic and kinematic factors influencing jump performance remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationships between sagittal and frontal plane kinematic variables, maximal and explosive isometric hip strength, and single-leg countermovement jump (SLCMJ) performance. We assessed eighty elite handball players who performed SLCMJs on force plates, with jumps being video recorded from both the sagittal and frontal planes. Maximal and explosive hip adduction, abduction, extension, and flexion strength were assessed using an isometric dynamometer. Correlation analysis revealed significant relationships (<i>p</i> < 0.05) between maximal hip abductor strength and sagittal plane hip flexion angle (r = −0.23), femur inclination (r = −0.27), and shin inclination (r = 0.23). Explosive adduction strength was significantly correlated (<i>p</i> < 0.05) with frontal plane trunk angle (r = −0.29) and trunk inclination (r = −0.33). A significant negative correlation (<i>p</i> < 0.05) was also observed between femur inclination and jump height (r = −0.30). However, no significant relationship (<i>p</i> > 0.05) was found between hip strength variables and jump height. These findings suggest that while isometric hip strength influences movement kinematics during SLCMJs, its direct impact on jump height is limited. Based on the results of the present study, other factors likely contribute to jump performance outcomes and should be investigated further.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/4651hip strengthRFDjump performanceunilateralvideo assessment |
| spellingShingle | Darjan Spudić Ažbe Ribič Nejc Šarabon Primož Pori Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball Players Applied Sciences hip strength RFD jump performance unilateral video assessment |
| title | Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball Players |
| title_full | Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball Players |
| title_fullStr | Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball Players |
| title_short | Relationship Between Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Height, Technique, and Hip Strength in Elite Handball Players |
| title_sort | relationship between single leg countermovement jump height technique and hip strength in elite handball players |
| topic | hip strength RFD jump performance unilateral video assessment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/4651 |
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