Comparison between squat jump and countermovement jump towards jumping performance among volleyball players / Nur Afiqah Aris

• Main Author: Aris, Nur Afiqah
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Physical education and training. Physical fitness; Physical measurements. Physical tests, etc.; Relation to psychology. Sports psychology; Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.; Statistical data
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46036/1/46036.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46036/

The purpose of the present study was to compare between squat jump and countermovement jump towards jumping performance among volleyball players. Twenty nine male players form Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak, Negeri Sembilan were recruited which were volleyball players (N=29) ranging between 13 to 17 years old. The calculated t value in case of male volleyball was found to be statistically significant as the value obtained was -3.9. It was found that there is significant difference in the means scores for squat jump (M=43.62, SD=2.757) and countermovement jump (M=46.10, SD=2.l 10) conditions; (t=-.385,p=0.000). This can be concluded that there is significant difference between squat jump and countermovement jump among volleyball players. Hereby, this study can be concluded that between squat jump and countermovement jump have no similarities towards jumping performance.