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©Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2017) 16, 117 - 124

Research article
Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of the Modified Tuck Jump Assessment
Azahara Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe1,2, , Alicia M. Montalvo3, Rhodri S. Lloyd4,5,6, Paul Read7,8, Gregory D. Myer9,10,11,12
Author Information
1 School of Health and Sport Sciences (EUSES) Universitat de Girona, Salt, Spain
10 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
11 Sports Health and Performance Institute, Ohio State University, Sports Medicine, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
12 Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA, USA
2 Blanquerna Faculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport (FPCEE), Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
3 Florida International University, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, FL
4 Youth Physical Development Unit, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales; UK
5 Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
6 Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance, Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand
7 School of Sport, Health and Applied Science, St Mary’s University, London, UK
8 Research Department, Aspetar Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
9 Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Azahara Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe
✉ School of Health and Sport Sciences (EUSES) Universitat de Girona, Salt, Spain
Email: afortvan@gmail.com
Publish Date
Received: 20-12-2016
Accepted: 08-02-2017
Published (online): 01-03-2017
 
 
ABSTRACT

The Tuck Jump Assessment (TJA) is a clinician-friendly screening tool that was designed to support practitioners with identification of neuromuscular deficits associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. This study aimed to evaluate the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the modified scoring (0 to 2) TJA to add an additional range of objectivity for each criterion. A total of 24 elite youth volleyball athletes (12 males and 12 females) were included in this study. Each participant’s recorded performance of the TJA was scored independently by two raters across ten criteria using the modified scale. The two raters then scored the same videos one week later. Another investigator who was blind to the identity of the raters analyzed the scores from both raters for each participant. Kappa coefficient (k) and percentage of exact agreement (PEA) for both intra- and inter-rater reliability were analyzed for each item. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to determine intra- and inter-rater reliability of the modified TJA total score. Intra- and inter-rater k was good to excellent for most items (0.65-0.91). Average PEA between the two raters and two sessions ranged from 83.3 to 100% in all scored items. The ICC for the total score was excellent in both inter- and inter-rater correlations (0.94-0.96). This research demonstrated that the modified version of the TJA predominantly shows good to excellent intra- and inter-rater reliability in all analyzed criteria.

Key words: repeatability, ACL, screening tools


           Key Points
  • The modified TJA shows good to excellent intra- and inter-rater reliability.
  • This test is useful for assessing repeated jump-landing technique.
  • This test provides a user-friendly option for assessing high-risk movement patterns.
 
 
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