Mário C Espada, Marco Jardim, Rafael Assunção, Alexandre Estaca, Cátia C Ferreira, Dalton M Pessôa Filho, Carlos E L Verardi, José M Gamonales, Fernando J Santos
This study sought to assess the relationship between different jumping asymmetries and associated performance variables in high-level male senior and professional football players. Nineteen football players with at least 12 years of training experience (23.2 ± 3.1 years of age; 75.2 ± 4.8 kg of body mass and 181 ± 0.06 cm of height) participated in this study performing countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), single-leg CMJ and drop jump (DJ), associated performance variable eccentric utilization ratio (EUR), stretch-shortening cycle (SSC), bilateral deficit (BLD), and limb symmetry index (LSI) were determined...
May 28, 2023: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)