Portable Force Plates: A Viable and Practical Alternative to Rapidly and Accurately Monitor Elite Sprint Performance

• Main Authors: Irineu Loturco (Author), Lucas A. Pereira (Author), Ronaldo Kobal (Author), Cesar C. Cal Abad (Author), Victor Fernandes (Author), Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo (Author), Timothy Suchomel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to examine the associations between a series of mechanical variables automatically generated by a portable force plate (PFP) and the actual performance of professional sprinters over a 150 m course. To test these correlations, 12 top-level sprinters performed vertical jumps (squat a...