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Landing Development: A First Look At Young Children, Pamela J. Russell, Jean Eckrich, Madison Hawkins
Landing Development: A First Look At Young Children, Pamela J. Russell, Jean Eckrich, Madison Hawkins
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The purpose of this study was to examine sagittal and frontal views of children (n=14) aged 4-9 landing from a maximal effort vertical jump to begin a description of landing development. Video records (collected at 30 frames/sec) of the jump and landing were viewed frame by frame with Windows Movie Maker and analyzed with a simple scoring system validated to detect improper movements during landing. Findings indicated that this stop-landing task challenged balance as most landings included a step, straddled foot position, and a wide stance. Mechanisms for force absorption (knee and hip flexion) tended to occur more often in …