Analysis of the relationship of MCSmeasured squat pattern and countermovement jump measures of collegiate football varsity athletes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate if there was a correlation between squat pattern and countermovement jump (CMJ) measures. The participants in the study were 15 collegiate male football varsity players in the University of the Philippines — Diliman (age = 18 ± 1.10; height = 170.1 ± 5.31 cm; weight = 63.36 ± 8.79 kg). The measures used for the analysis and correlation were squat score from the MCS, vertical jump flight time, height, power, and initial speed. The MCS score sheet was used for the squat. The Boscosystem Chronojump application was used to gather the measures for the vertical jump. The test yielded the following results for the CMJ Test: flight time: 0.485 ± 0.0516 s; jump height: 29.177 ± 6.111 cm; power: 734.136 ± 100.140 J; and initial speed: 2.377 ± 0.252 m/s. The Pearson Correlation between the squat score from MCS and the 4 vertical jump measures are as follows: flight time = 0.360; jump height = 0.369; power = 0.162; and initial speed = 0.359. The analysis showed that there was a weak significant relationship between squat pattern and 3 CMJ measures — flight time, height, and initial speed. However, the correlation between squat pattern and jump power appeared to be too low and, thus, showed low correlation.