Children’s Single-Leg Landing Movement Capability Analysis According to the Type of Sport Practiced
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analyses
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Vertical Ground Reaction Force
3.2. Lower Limb Joint Angles
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Gymnastics | Volleyball | Control | ||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Age (years) | 10.18 | 1.39 | 10.10 | 1.56 | 10.05 | 1.57 |
Weight (kg) | 28.1 | 3.13 | 35.63 | 13.69 | 34.85 | 10.85 |
Height (m) | 1.36 | 0.07 | 1.39 | 0.14 | 1.41 | 0.11 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 15.20 | 1.15 | 17.82 | 3.34 | 18.02 | 3.34 |
Fat (%) | 8.79 | 2.57 | 18.29 | 9.34 | 17.51 | 6.51 |
Sport time (Years) | 4.3 | 1.73 | 2.8 | 1.86 | - | - |
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Estevan, I.; Monfort-Torres, G.; Farana, R.; Zahradnik, D.; Jandacka, D.; García-Massó, X. Children’s Single-Leg Landing Movement Capability Analysis According to the Type of Sport Practiced. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176414
Estevan I, Monfort-Torres G, Farana R, Zahradnik D, Jandacka D, García-Massó X. Children’s Single-Leg Landing Movement Capability Analysis According to the Type of Sport Practiced. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176414
Chicago/Turabian StyleEstevan, Isaac, Gonzalo Monfort-Torres, Roman Farana, David Zahradnik, Daniel Jandacka, and Xavier García-Massó. 2020. "Children’s Single-Leg Landing Movement Capability Analysis According to the Type of Sport Practiced" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176414