title: The relationship between running speed and measures of vertical jump in professional basketball players: a field-test approach.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between vertical jump measures and sprint speed over 10, 20, and 40 m in professional basketball players. Thirty-three professional basketball players aged (±SD) (27.4 ± 3.3 years), body mass (89.8 ± 11.1 kg), and stature (192 ± 8.2 cm) volunteered to participate in this study. All participants were tested on squat jump, countermovement jump, and 40-m running speed. The results show that all jump measures in absolute terms were correlated significantly to running performance over 10-, 20-, and 40-m sprint times. None of the jumping performance peak powers and reactive strength were found to have a correlation to running speed times in absolute term. Furthermore, all jump height measures relative to body mass except reactive strength had a marked and significant relationship with all sprint performance times. The results of this study indicate that while there is a strong and marked relationship between 10-, 20-, and 40-m sprint, there is also a considerable variation within the factors that contribute to performance over these distances. This may indicate that, separate training strategies could be implemented to improve running speed over these distances.
authors: Department of Physical Performance (SPU), Centre for Practical Knowledge, University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway. shaher.shalfawi@uin.no
authors: Shaher A I
authors: SA
authors: Shalfawi
authors: Ammar
authors: A
authors: Sabbah
authors: Ghazi
authors: G
authors: Kailani
authors: Espen
authors: E
authors: Tønnessen
authors: Eystein
authors: E
authors: Enoksen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001490:Basketball / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult