Hand grip strength, leg explosive power and vertical jump performance among Nigerian university male basketball players and healthy controls

Aim. Given the complex nature of modern professional basketball play, there are conflicting reports on the correlations among hand grip strength (hgs), leg explosive power (lep) and vertical jump performance (vjp), hence this study. Material and Method Sixty consenting students (30 basketball player...

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Published in:Medicina Sportiva : Journal of Romanian Sports Medicine Society 2020-01, Vol.16 (1), p.3156-3162
Main Authors: Mbada, Chidozie Emmanuel, Quadri, Sadiq Adebayo, Oghumu, Saturday Nicholas, Israel, Kayode Oke, Fasuyi, Francis, Oyewole, Adewale Isaiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Body mass index
Correlation analysis
Hands
Jumping
Professional basketball
Standard deviation
Studies
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Summary:Aim. Given the complex nature of modern professional basketball play, there are conflicting reports on the correlations among hand grip strength (hgs), leg explosive power (lep) and vertical jump performance (vjp), hence this study. Material and Method Sixty consenting students (30 basketball players and 30 non-athletes) from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria were purposively recruited into the study. Hand grip strength was assessed using hand grip dynamometer, vjp was assessed using standing vertical counter movement jump with arm swing using the jump-reach-test, while lep was determined using Sawyer predictive power equation. Anthropometric measures of body weight (wt), height (ht), and body mass index (BMI) were obtained. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. Inferential statistics of Pearson product moment correlation analysis and multiple regressions were employed. Alpha level was set at p0.05). A significant (p
ISSN:1841-0162