Abstract
Objective:
To verify the relationship of repeated sprint ability and intermittent vertical jump in basketball athletes.
Methods:
Twenty male adult athletes were evaluated (21.4 + 2.18 years). All athletes performed a repeated sprint test (6x30 meters) and intermittent vertical jump (4x15 seconds).
Results:
There was a moderate to strong negative correlation between sprint performance and vertical jump height (r= 0.459 to 0.612; p< 0.05), with exception of the sprint acceleration phase that did not present significative correlation with the vertical jump. Strength intraclass correlation was observed for sprint decreases and intermittent vertical jump (ICC= 0.814; p<0.001).
Conclusion:
Vertical jump performance presented higher correlations coefficients with sprints performed in great distances (>20 meters), suggesting that sprint acceleration can be considered a physical variable with specifics characteristics in relation to maximum sprint speed and vertical jump.
KEYWORDS
Sports performance; Sport; Physical fitness; Fatigue