Lower-Body Strength Relationships with Sprint, Jump, and Sport-Specific Skill Performance in High School Girls Softball Players.

Robert G Lockie, Jacob D Patron, J Jay Dawes, Erika Viramontes

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Article in International journal of exercise science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing Improves Softball Launch Angle Consistency: A Double-Blind Crossover Study.Nutrients · 2025
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Robert G LockieCenter for Sport Performance, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA.

Jacob D PatronCenter for Sport Performance, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA.

J Jay DawesSchool of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.

Erika ViramontesCenter for Sport Performance, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA.

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Abstract

Softball athletes require multiple fitness traits (e.g., strength, speed, power) and sport-specific skills (e.g., hitting, throwing) for success. Lower-body strength could underpin these qualities; this has received little analysis among high school female athletes. This research investigated correlations between absolute and relative lower-body strength with age, linear speed, lower-body power, and throwing and hitting velocity in high school girls softball athletes. Archival data collected from 34 high school girls softball players (age=14.91±1.00 years; height=1.66±0.07 m; body mass=63.21±9.59 kg) from a private strength and conditioning facility was analyzed. The data included: age, height, and body mass; 0-9.14 and 0-18.29 m sprint interval times; standing broad jump (SBJ) distance (lower-body power); batted ball exit (i.e., hitting) and throwing velocity; and absolute and relative three-repetition maximum (3RM) front squat and hexagonal bar deadlift (HBD). Pearson's correlations (

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female athletesfront squathexagonal bar deadlifthitting velocitystanding broad jump

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PMID38665853

DOI10.70252/HFVL3714

PMCPMC11042894

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