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6.6 VERTEC LIKE TEST
This test allows simulating the use of the famous VERTEC tool to analyse vertical jumps with one
arm extended. A meter (or two meters for athletes jumping higher than 100 cm) can be attached to
a wall with double-sided adhesive tape or mounted on a tripod with fixing clamps. It is important
that the interface drums are positioned in the lower part and at the right height depending on the
athlete's jump elevation.
At the beginning of the test, the software prompts to extend one arm upwards closing the bar
contacts (red led) to measure the athlete's height; it is recommended to carry out the measuring
holding the hand near one of the two bars. If the test must be repeated several times (with the same
bar setup) it is useful to save the measurement; of course, if the bar height changes, the measure
must be changed.
Then the athlete can jump from a standing position (e.g. touching the wall with the attached bars)
or with run-up through the virtual portal created by OptoJump (maybe simulating a complex athletic
gesture like for example a volleyball spike).
The software displays the jump height as difference between the two measures.
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