Study on the Development of Vertical Jumping Force in U18 Junior Basketball Players

The main manifestation of force in the game of basketball is speed force. The most common term for force-velocity is “explosive force”. In essence it is the individual's ability to engage a large number of neuromuscular units in the effort in a short time interval. The evaluation of the basketb...

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Published inProcedia, social and behavioral sciences Vol. 117; pp. 55 - 59
Main Authors Ghiţescu, Iulian Gabriel, Tudor, Virgil, Moanţă, Alina Daniela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 19.03.2014
Subjects
basketball players
explosive force
junior players
physical training
vertical jumping ability
basketball players
explosive force
junior players
vertical jumping ability
physical training
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Summary:The main manifestation of force in the game of basketball is speed force. The most common term for force-velocity is “explosive force”. In essence it is the individual's ability to engage a large number of neuromuscular units in the effort in a short time interval. The evaluation of the basketball players’ vertical jumping ability is a requirement in training juniors because of the multiple implications that ability has on the game technique and tactics. In order to test vertical jumping abilities among U18 junior players we applied a dedicated test used by specialists not only in basketball but also in other sports.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.02.178