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Anne Leung¹, Julie Dyke², Ryan Zarzycki¹

¹Arcadia University, Department of Physical Therapy, Glenside, Pennsylvania.

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Limb dominance in young athletes doesn't reliably predict hopping performance. Objective tests show minimal differences between limbs, suggesting symmetrical performance is normal for uninjured athletes.

Area of Science:

Sports Medicine
Biomechanics
Pediatric Sports Science

Background:

Limb dominance, or preferential limb use, lacks a clear definition for the lower extremity.
The relationship between subjective limb dominance and objective performance is not well understood in adolescent athletes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the agreement between self-selected limb dominance and objective performance in adolescent athletes.
To analyze performance differences in three single-leg hopping tasks.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional study involving 352 healthy youth athletes (mean age 11.1 years).
Limb dominance was self-selected; objective performance was measured using single hop (SH), timed hop (TH), and vertical hop (VH) tests.
Paired t-tests and chi-square analyses were used to compare limb performance and assess associations.

Keywords:

hop test performance limb dominance single-leg hop test

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Main Results:

A small, statistically significant difference was observed between limbs across all hop tests.
No significant associations were found between self-selected limb dominance and objective performance in any hopping task.

Conclusions:

Perceived limb dominance did not predict hopping performance in adolescent athletes.
Symmetrical performance on hop tests is typical in uninjured athletes, guiding rehabilitation towards symmetry for returning athletes.