Abstract
Background: Assessment of basketball shoes as personal protection equipment (PPE) at the collegiate level is unique. Objective: The purpose of Part I in this pilot study was to examine the effect of shoe design on jump height in elite male and female National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 basketball student-athletes. Method: Each team selected two pairs of AdidasTM branded shoes. The male student-athletes selected the AdidasTM Harden Vol. 3 and the AdidasTM SM Pro basketball shoes. The female student-athletes selected the AdidasTM Harden Vol. 3 and the AdidasTM Captain Marvel basketball shoes. A total of sixteen basketball student-athletes (six males, ten females) performed an acute series of four styled basketball jumps on two ForceDecksTM Force Platforms while trying to maximize jump height by tapping VertecTM Jump Vanes. Two trials were performed in each shoe and for each type of jump which included a countermovement jump, drop jump from 30cm, step and jump, and a series of plyometric jumps. Results: The results of this pilot study indicated a non-significant effect of basketball shoe design on jump height while performing an acute series of basketball style jumps for either the male or female basketball student-athletes. However, there were significant differences in jump height and peak power between the male and female basketball student-athletes (p = 0.001). Conclusion: In addition to the results, the use of quantitative performance testing on the effectiveness of basketball shoe designs as PPE may assist in the mitigation of non-contact ankle and lower limb injuries.
Highlights
How basketball shoe design impacts jumping performanceApplying HFE assessment tools to athletic protection equipment (PPE) footwear can begin to quantify and define the impact of sport-specific shoe design on positive and negative performance parameters
A Paired Samples t-Test was conducted to compare the effects of shoe types on jump height and power (W/kg) production (PPr) for both the men’s and women’s teams
There was no significant difference in CMJ jump height for shoe C mean
Summary
How basketball shoe design impacts jumping performanceApplying HFE assessment tools to athletic PPE footwear can begin to quantify and define the impact of sport-specific shoe design on positive and negative performance parameters. The importance of evaluating dynamic foot-ground interactions in determining shoe selection can be traced back to shoe’s ability to mitigate injuries and affect performance. This was recently witnessed in collegiate athletics when in February 2019, Zion Williamson, former basketball player for Duke University and the number one pick in the 2019 NBA draft, made a move during competition and, quite literally, blew out his shoe in front of the one of the largest watched games in NCAA history. Results: The results of this pilot study indicated a non-significant effect of basketball shoe design on jump height while performing an acute series of basketball style jumps for either the male or female basketball student-athletes. Conclusion: In addition to the results, the use of quantitative performance testing on the effectiveness of basketball shoe designs as PPE may assist in the mitigation of non-contact ankle and lower limb injuries
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