What can Force Plate Technology help evaluate?

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The Answer is The assessment of vertical jump (VJ) performance via force plate profiling is a useful tool in the routine monitoring of athletes. The direct measurement of VJ kinetic and kinematic variables provides valuable insight pertaining to i) the neuromuscular strategies employed to achieve maximal jump performance, thus reflecting the movement efficiency of the athlete; ii) the neuromuscular status of athletes in response to training and competition, thus intimating the presence of adaptation or fatigue (and potential risk of injury); and iii) the lower-body explosive qualities of the athlete, thus highlighting areas of deficiency to better direct training program design.

What Can Force Plate Technology Help Evaluate