JUMPING REACTION TIME AND POWER OUTPUT OF YOUNG FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Authors

  • Dan Mihai GHERȚOIU Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. *Corresponding author: ghertoiudan@yahoo.com
  • Cosmin Mihai MOCA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.63(3).26

Keywords:

basketball, reaction time, muscle power, jumping.

Abstract

Introduction. Human muscle power is important regardless of what one is or does. The link between muscle power and reaction time may have its roots in agility. Understanding the links between these may help the overall improvement of the power output in different actions either in day to day activities or in sport competitions. Objectives. The aim of this paper was to determine if the jumping reaction time correlates with the power output for young female basketball players. Materials and Methods. The participants in this study were young female basketball players (N = 8), aged from 13 to 14 years that underwent two tests: the jumping reaction time test and the power output test using the MGM-15 carpet. Results. There was a negative correlation between the reaction time of jumping and the power output. Conclusion. There is a correlation between the jumping reaction with a visual sign and the jumping power output of the subject.

REZUMAT. Timpul de reacție pentru săritură şi puterea la baschetbalistele junioare. Introducere. Puterea musculară este importantă indiferent de domeniul de activitate. Legătura dintre puterea musculară şi timpul de reacţie îşi are originea în agilitate. Înţelegerea legăturii dintre acestea poate ajuta la îmbunătăţirea globală a puterii în diferite activităţi, fie în viaţa de zi cu zi, fie în competiţii sportive. Obiective. Scopul lucrării de faţă este de a determina dacă timpul de reacţie pentru săritură se corelează cu puterea în cazul jucătoarelor de baschet. Materiale şi metode. Participantele în acest studiu au fost jucătoare de baschet (N=8) cu vârsta de 13 şi 14 ani care au fost supuse la două teste: timpul de reacţie pentru săritură şi evaluarea puterii folosind covorul MGM-15. Rezultate. A fost o corelaţie negativă între timpul de reacţie şi putere. Concluzie. Există o corelaţie între timpul de reacţie la un stimul vizual şi puterea produsă a subiecţilor.

Cuvinte cheie: baschet, timp de reacţie, putere musculară, săritură.

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Published

2018-09-30

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GHERȚOIU, D. M., & MOCA, C. M. (2018). JUMPING REACTION TIME AND POWER OUTPUT OF YOUNG FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 63(3), 107–111. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.63(3).26

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