A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts

The aim of this study was to compare FPPA between three landing tasks and determine the reliability of FPPA in 15 competitive female gymnasts (age 13.5 ± 2.07 years). Reliability of FPPA was highest in the drop landing task, with no learning effect present. The backaway task showed the greatest FFPA (right: 26.75 ± 9.57°; left: 19.67 ± 9.03°), which was greater than the drop landing task (right: 19.07 ± 7.42°; left: 12.18 ± 4.83°). Individuals involved in training young female gymnasts are encouraged to screen for injury risk using FPPA during the drop landing task.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences technical sports junior sports
Published in:International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2015-0068
Volume:21
Issue:5
Pages:42-47
Document types:article
Level:advanced