18th Annual Student Research Conference
Human Potential and Performance
How High: A Test of Validity between the Vertec and the V-scope for Vertical Jump Height
Aaron B. Armstrong
Dr. Alex J. Koch and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors
The importance of explosiveness in sports calls for multiple tests for evaluating power (Stockbruggar & Haennel, 2003). Overall peak power is one of the most important performance variables (Stone et al, 2003), and a primary measure of power is the ability to perform well at the vertical jump. The purpose of this project was to investigate the validity and the reliability of the V-scope (VS-120) for measuring vertical jump height. Subjects were twenty-two students from a small Midwestern university. All subjects completed a test protocol which consisted of performing three vertical jumps to achieve their maximum height. All jump heights were measured using a Vertec and the V-scope. A dependent t-test and a correlation test were performed and revealed that there was a significant difference (p = .003) between the values collected by the two devices, and there was a moderate correlation (r = .636) between the values. .
Keywords: Vertical Jump, Power, Performance, Explosiveness, V-scope, Vertec
Topic(s):Exercise Science
Presentation Type: Oral Paper
Session: 34-4
Location: VH 1000
Time: 3:00