The relationship between lower limb power and anthropometric characteristics and gymnastics success
| dc.contributor.author | Goerlitz, Gretchen | |
| dc.contributor.committeeChair | Nichols, David L., Ph. D. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Biggerstaff, Kyle D. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Kwon, Young-Hoo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-29T14:28:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-29T14:28:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between lower limb and upper body power and anthropometric measurements and gymnastics success in collegiate athletes on the vault apparatus. Seven 18-22 year old female gymnasts on the Texas Woman's University gymnastic team performed an arm countermovement vertical jump, a running vertical jump, and a handstand push-off task on a force plate. Participants had circumference measures of calf and thigh and leg length taken. A DXA scan measured fat mass and lean mass. Vault success was measured using the highest vault score of the season as well as a standard vault in which the distance was measured. A regression analysis was performed and no significant results were found. Circumference and fat mass measures had the highest beta weights indicating they had the strongest relationship to gymnastics success. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/10613 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health and environmental sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Arm countermovement vertical jump | en_US |
| dc.subject | Running vertical jump | en_US |
| dc.subject | Handstand push-off task | en_US |
| dc.title | The relationship between lower limb power and anthropometric characteristics and gymnastics success | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Kinesiology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Master | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en_US |