Diferencias en saltos verticales continuos durante 15 segundos entre gimnastas, voleibolistas, nadadoras y nadadoras sincronizada del Estadio Mayor de Santiago de Chile

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to know the differences in the continuous vertical 15 second jumps between gymnasts, volleyball players, swimmers and synchronized swimmers. 54 sportswomen, bet-ween the ages of 9 and 17 years old, from Estadio Mayor, in Santiago Chile, took part in the study. To measure the characteristics of the jumps, a contact DM JUMP platform by Prometheus was used. The study results show that the swimmers carried out fewer jumps than the gymnasts, volleyball players and the synchronized swimmers. Also, the time of contact with the platform between jumps is greater among the swimmers and the jump height does not show differences between disciplines. Nevertheless, when calculating the jump/weight relation, the gymnasts achieved the highest height. In conclusion, the sportswomen of this sample do not present differences in jump height, but do so in the time of contact with the platform. New studies are necessary in order to go deeper into the parameters of the vertical jump and the differences in muscular resistance to the rapid force among sportswomen of di-fferent disciplines.