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The Effects Of Static Stretching On Vertical Jump Performance, Tom Evans
The Effects Of Static Stretching On Vertical Jump Performance, Tom Evans
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The vertical jump can play a significant role for many athletes in various competitive sports. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that passive static stretching has on various athletes from various sports. The athletes were asked to perform a certain amount of jumps with no stretching routine and a set of jumps with a stretching routine. The results calculated for this study did show to have a statistically significant difference between jumping with stretching and jumping without stretching.