![]() ![]() To set up a standardised procedure to assess the tuck jump, use wall markers at a height of the top of the player’s thigh when they flex the hip at 90 degrees when standing upright (Figure 4.). The following test administration procedures will allow the S&C coach and the medics to track improvements across the training period in this easily administered test. ![]() The same exercise – the tuck jump – can also be used as an assessment to grade improvement in technique during a training period. Tuck jumps are used to train athletes across a wide range of sports to increase lower body power. This reliability means that the test reports consistent results across different administrators and over time (Myer et al 2008, 2011, Herrington et al 2013). In addition, studies have reported acceptable levels of both intra- and inter-reliability for this test. Given this finding across several studies, the tuck jump can be considered a useful test or screen to assess injury risk potential and many clinicians and therapists use this test as part of a return to play assessment protocol. Evidence from Myklebust and colleagues in 1998 suggests that female athletes across many sports demonstrate a 4 to 6 times higher incidence of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury compared to male athletes participating in the same landing and pivoting sports.įurther according to McLoughlin and colleagues in 2019, injuries to the knee are common in both male and female players within the community and amateur club game. According to Myer and colleagues in 2008, this test was specifically created to assess female athletes who demonstrate “high risk” landing mechanics.
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