Dissertation
Determining normative data for the standing power throw (SPT) in Division II college athletics
Doctor of Health Science (D.H.Sc.), Drexel University
29 Oct 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00011571
Abstract
Strength training is essential to have a successful athletic performance in all sports and recreational activities. To do this properly, one must assess and evaluate individual's against normative data scores of like-individuals. Medicine ball is an effective tool for full body training and assessment in strength is due to its ability to complete explosive movements. The overhead medicine ball throw, backward overhead medicine ball (BOMB), or standing power throw (SPT), is an assessment that is used to evaluate dynamic strength. The SPT has recently become popular due to its inclusive into the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT 2.0) which began in October 2020. Currently, with regards to the SPT, the Army uses a point scoring system based off of distance thrown in meters, but the literature review demonstrates a lack of normative data to interpret the normal data distribution of the SPT. The purpose of this research was to evaluate SPT results to develop gender-based category norms for college athletes. 199 total college athletes participated in the study with 82.9% of the participants being male (n = 165) and 10.8% female (n = 35). T-test results revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between male and female SPT distance (p>.001). Percentiles and categorical rankings for gender were reported, where the weighted average method was used to determine the percentile break points. These norms could be useful for coaches and fitness professionals to effectively and easily assess dynamic strength. Keywords: standing power throw, backward overhead medicine ball, dynamic strength.
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- Title
- Determining normative data for the standing power throw (SPT) in Division II college athletics
- Creators
- Victor Romano
- Contributors
- Robert J Mele (Advisor) - Drexel University, Nurse Practitioner Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Health Science (D.H.Sc.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University
- Number of pages
- 26 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University; Health Sciences
- Other Identifier
- 991022208945704721