Validity and between-unit agreement of commercially-available linear position transducer and inertial sensor devices during loaded countermovement jumps
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Clarke, AC
Middleton, KJ
Bourne, MN
Carey, DL
Scanlan, AT
Dascombe, BJ
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To assess the validity and between-unit agreement of velocity monitoring devices during incrementally-loaded countermovement jumps (CMJ), 16 males (24.0 ± 3.5 yr) completed 12 CMJs on a force plate (FP). Performance variables were collected through two linear position transducers (GymAware [GA]) and four accelerometer-based devices (two PUSH units, two Bar Sensei units). Pearson correlations (r) and coefficients of variation (CV) demonstrated strong to very-strong relationships (r = 0.60–0.88) and poor agreement (CV = 11.7–25.3%) between FP and GA, and moderate to very-strong relationships (r = 0.31–0.81) and poor agreement (CV = 10.1–24.2%) between FP and PUSH. Between-unit comparisons demonstrated moderate to very-strong relationships (r = 0.50–0.88) with poor agreement (CV = 10.8–26.6%) for GA, and very weak to very-strong relationships (r = 0.01–0.87) with moderate to poor agreement (CV = 9.1–24.1%) for PUSH. Bar Sensei units were excluded from analyses. Loaded CMJ data collected with either device displayed poor agreement with a FP. Velocity monitoring devices demonstrate poor validity across all loads; however, GA demonstrated strong between-unit agreement. A FP should be utilised to accurately assess CMJ performance at all times.
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Sports Biomechanics
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Biomechanics
Bar Sensei
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Tredrea, MSJ; Clarke, AC; Middleton, KJ; Bourne, MN; Carey, DL; Scanlan, AT; Dascombe, BJ, Validity and between-unit agreement of commercially-available linear position transducer and inertial sensor devices during loaded countermovement jumps, Sports Biomechanics, 2022