Abstract Summary
The purpose of this project was to determine how countermovement jump performance variables change as a function of skill level in basketball, by comparing them between male high school athletes, NBA draft picks, and professional basketball players. Our findings suggest that greater jump height is facilitated by a shorter braking phase and high ground reaction forces during braking and propulsion phases, rather than power. The results can be used to improve training to increase jump height in male basketball players.
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