摘要：Introduction: There are various criteria for fitness tests performed to evaluate the effect of training. A strong relationship has been reported between sprinting and jumping abilities in track and field. Jumping ability has been utilized as a field test in both vertical and horizontal directions. In addition to studying vertical jumping ability,which has been reported in previousstudies,we studied the relationship with horizontal jumping ability (measurement variable),which can be easily performed during coaching to identify the correlation between effective jumping and competitive abilities in track and field. Materials and Methods: We analysed 137 male university athletes specializing in track and field. We measured their jumping ability in vertical and horizontal directions. Their competitive records were converted into a score using the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) scoring tables. Results: The highest correlations were forstanding 10-stride jump for short distance,vertical jump (VJ) for middle-distance,countermovement jump (CMJ) for hurdles,standing quintuple jump for jumping,and standing triple jump for throwing. CMJ,rebound jump (RJ)-index,standing quintuple jump,and standing 10-stride jump were the highest for all events,overall. Conclusions: CMJ,RJ-index,standing quintuple jump,and standing 10-stride jump are effective common indicators that havehigh correlations with competitive ability for track and field athletes in short-distance,middle-distance,hurdling,jumping,and throwing events. Furthermore,because the correlation between standing quintuple and 10-stride jumps and CMJ and RJ-index is high,these may be considered effective measurement variables that anybody can easily measure in the context of training approaches.
