title: Jump landing characteristics in elite soccer players with cerebral palsy.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to analyse the parameters that characterize the vertical ground reaction force during the landing phase of a jump, and to determine the relationship among these parameters in elite soccer players with cerebral palsy (CP). Thirteen male members of the Spanish national soccer team for people with CP (mean age: 27.1 ± 4.7 years) volunteered for the study. Each participant performed three counter movement jumps. The characteristics of the first peak of the vertical ground reaction force during the landing phase of a jump, which corresponds to the forefoot contact with the ground, were similar to the results obtained in previous studies. However, a higher magnitude of rearfoot contact with the ground (F2) was observed in participants with CP than in participants without CP. Furthermore, a significant correlation between F2 magnitude and the elapsed time until its production (T2) was not observed (r = -0.474 for p = 0.102). This result implies that a landing technique based on a delay in the production of F2 might not be effective to reduce its magnitude, contrary to what has been observed in participants without CP. The absence of a significant correlation between these two parameters in the present study, and the high magnitude of F2, suggest that elite soccer players with CP should use footwear with proper cushioning characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cámara
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mejuto
authors.affiliation: Club Atlético Osasuna, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Los Arcos
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yanci
keywords: counter movement jump; injury; vertical ground reaction force
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