Triple and Quintuple Hops: Utility, Reliability, Asymmetry, and Relationship to Performance

Michael Stolberg*, Anthony Sharp, Alain S. Comtois, Rhodri S. Lloyd, Jon L. Oliver, John Cronin

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Abstract

TRIPLE AND QUINTUPLE HOPS (THT AND QHT, RESPECTIVELY) ARE USED TO TEST REPEATED PROPULSION. THIS NARRATIVE REVIEW PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE USE OF THT AND QHT, AS WELL AS THEIR RELIABILITY, TESTING NORMS BY SEX AND ATHLETIC LEVEL, THEIR ABILITY IN DETECTING ASYMMETRY AND RELEVANCE TO OTHER PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THE TESTS' RELIABILITY (INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENT [ICC] THT 0.80-0.98; STANDARD ERROR OF THE MEAN [SEM] THT 0.11-0.23 M; ICC QHT 0.89) WARRANTS THEIR INCLUSION DURING TESTING BATTERIES. THT RANGES FROM 4.28 TO 6.90 M AND ASYMMETRIES RANGE FROM 10 TO 15%. THT IS LIKELY RELATED TO ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO PRACTITIONERS REGARDING TESTS' ADMINISTRATION.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-25
Number of pages8
JournalStrength and Conditioning Journal
Volume38
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • field test
  • horizontal propulsion
  • jump
  • sprinting
  • unilateral

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