Open AccessPercentile values of the standing broad jump in children and adolescence aged 6-18 years old
Author(s) -
Ewan Thomas,
Luca Petrigna,
Garden Tabacchi,
Eduardo Teixeira,
Simona Pajaujienė,
David J. Sturm,
Fatma Neşe Şahin,
Manuel Gómez-López,
Jelena Paušić,
Antonio Paoli,
Marianna Alesi,
Antonino Bianco
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of translational myology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.271
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2037-7460
pISSN - 2037-7452
DOI - 10.4081/ejtm.2020.9050
Subject(s) - percentile , jumping , normative , demography , jump , physical fitness , psychology , medicine , physical therapy , mathematics , statistics , physiology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , sociology
The standing broad jump (SBJ) is a valid, reliable and feasible field-based test, which can evaluate explosive strength of the lower limbs and physical fitness. This study aimed to provide normative data for the SBJ for male and female children and adolescents and describe differences in performance between age groups and genders. A total number of 2140 children and adolescents, sampled in seven European nations have been included for analysis. The SBJ was performed to derive percentile values for gender and each age group. In general, males have greater jumping performance compared to females. Data demonstrate a linear increase in the jumping distance for both males and females until adolescence. However, such increase is evident in males up to 16-17 years old, whereas in females a plateau value is met at 12-13 years old, with a subsequent decrease in the jumping performance. No differences were present in jumping performance between male and female children, however differences between male and female adolescents were evinced. The study has provided percentile values useful to monitor the physical fitness status of children and adolescents.