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Optimizing stretch-shortening cycle performance: effects of drop height and landing strategy on lower-limb biomechanics in drop jumps.
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- The impact of mental fatigue on drop landing injury risk and lower limb asymmetry in elite collegiate american football players.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Excessive Dynamic Genu Valgum and the Effect on Post-Landing Movement Patterns: A Cross-Discipline Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Differential effects of attentional focus on drop jump performance with implications for primary level coaches.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Feasibility of explainable machine learning for analyzing drop landing strategies: effects of landing height and fatigue.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Task specific effects of fatigue on lower limb muscle synergies during single and double leg drop jumps in female athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Loading strategies for countermovement jump: an exploratory comparison of modality and load.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Lower-limb asymmetries in jump athletes during single-leg drop jump.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) enhances performance in jumping, sprinting, and changes of direction. Drop heights and landing strategies affect its efficiency. This study investigates the effects of varying drop heights and landing strategies (hip- Methods: A three-dimensional (3D) motion capture system and force plate collected biomechanical data from 18 college athletes performing DJs with hip- and knee-dominant strategies at 30, 45, and 60 cm heights. A two-factor repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) compared peak impact force, reactive strength index (RSI), leg stiffness (K Results: Drop height significantly affected biomechanical variables ( Conclusion: In DJs, SSC performance was optimised at a 30 cm drop height, with peak efficiency observed in the knee-dominant strategy. At 45 and 60 cm, SSC efficiency declined and knee energy dissipation increased, while the hip-dominant strategy may provide greater joint protection by increasing energy dissipation at the ankle. These findings suggest the knee-dominant strategy is best suited to 30 cm, whereas the hip-dominant strategy may enhance safety at higher drop heights.
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