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A Full Collegiate Volleyball Season Does Not Influence Jumping Or Landing Performance In Freshmen And Sophomore Players, Christian Noel Sanchez
A Full Collegiate Volleyball Season Does Not Influence Jumping Or Landing Performance In Freshmen And Sophomore Players, Christian Noel Sanchez
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Knee injuries are devastating and typically experienced by athletes when performing jumping and landing tasks throughout a complete collegiate volleyball season. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in lower extremity strength, frontal plane knee angles and moments, jump performance during a countermovement and approach jump before and after a complete Division I collegiate volleyball season in female volleyball freshman and sophomores. Eight freshman/sophomore female collegiate volleyball players participated in the study. Lower extremity strength was assessed using an isokinetic dynamometer, kinematic and kinetic data were obtained through three-dimensional motion capture system and force platforms, respectively. Participants performed …