Product Review: SmartJump Vertical Analysis System

Last week we put up a 5 part series on how we test and assess our athletes vertical jump. You can get a closer look at this series by clicking on the links below…

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Testing Max Verticals with the SmartJump System from Fusion Sport. In this post you can see how the instant feedback approach delivers more effort in pre-testing environments. Better effort gives us a more accurate assessment.

Part 3: Using a Vertical Movement Screen to assess the players technical efficiency and identify any mechanical or structural weaknesses in the way the player jumps and lands. This is a critical component, and needs to be assessed before programming is prescribed. The clear, video examples will help you understand what we are looking for in this screen.

Part 4: Vertical Power Training. In this post we are targeting those players that need to enhance the strength/power aspects of vertical jumping. This post highlights how and why we use weighted jumps and gives video examples of our process.

Part 5: Plyometric Assessment. In this post we explain how to monitor and assess plyometric ability using this product. This educational tool has helped us teach plyometric aspects of decreased ground contact time and increased force production, while also providing us with a clean assessment process to measure plyometric gains and prescribe appropriate training programming.

If you are interested in learning more about our plyometric progression for coaches you can click over to the AthleteFIT site and download our plyometric ebook – Creating Explosive Athletes: Plyos for Sport