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https://doi.org/10.26582/k.58.1.7

A comparative analysis of countermovement jump and Abalakov jump test performance in 10-14 year old football players

Serdar Demirci ; Balıkesir University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Balıkesir, Türkiye *
Sedef Nizam ; Balıkesir University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Balıkesir, Türkiye
Zekine Pündük orcid.org/0000-0002-3580-942X ; Balıkesir University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Balıkesir, Türkiye
Serhat Yalçıner orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-4777 ; serhat.yalciner@balikesir.edu.tr
Aziz Atik orcid.org/0000-0002-2125-6465 ; Balıkesir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Balıkesir, Türkiye

* Dopisni autor.

Sažetak

The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the Abalakov jump (AJ) test and the countermovement jump (CMJ) test in youth football players, and to examine the effects of these tests on jump-related outputs. Thirty-two male football players, aged between 10 and 14 years with an average of three years of football experience, participated in the study. Jump tests were performed using the ForceDecks system (VALD, Brisbane, Australia). Force-time derived performance variables obtained during CMJ and AJ were analyzed and compared. The findings revealed that the AJ test produced significantly higher values in jump height, peak force, peak power, and take-off velocity compared to the CMJ (p<.05). While the AJ test provides an advantage in sport-specific and dynamic performance measurements, the CMJ can be used as a more standardized and controlled assessment tool. Therefore, it is recommended that both tests be used complementarily in training monitoring and performance evaluation processes in football players within this age group.

Ključne riječi

jump performance; countermovement jump; Abalakov jump; youth football; force plate; peak power

Hrčak ID:

348253

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/348253

Datum izdavanja:

30.6.2026.

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