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Agar-Newman, Dana J.; Tsai, Ming-Chang; Klimstra, Marc – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2020
To evaluate if takeoff speed can be predicted using peak-speed from a linear position transducer (LPT), 21 rowing athletes performed hexagonal-bar jumps in line with the National Team testing protocol. Predictive validity was assessed by comparing peak-speed from a LPT to the criterion measure takeoff speed collected from force plates. The…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Athletes, Predictive Validity, Measurement Equipment
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Faria, Fernanda R.; Howe, Cheryl A.; Sasaki, Jeffer E.; Canabrava, Karina L. R.; Guedes, Dartagnan P.; Marins, João Carlos B.; Mota Júnior, Rômulo José; Amorim, Paulo Roberto S. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Power Walker® 610(PW) pedometer for step counting in children. The study sample was composed of 30 boys and 22 girls, from 8-13 years old. Participants were equipped with both a PW and a Digiwalker® SW-200(DW) pedometers and walked 400 m around an outdoor athletic track…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Validity, Reliability, Children