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School of Medical and Applied
Sciences, Central Queensland
University, Rockhampton,
Queensland, Australia
Correspondence to
Robert Stanton, School of
Medical and Applied Sciences,
Central Queensland University,
Building 81/1.05,
Rockhampton, QLD 4702,
Australia;
r.stanton@cqu.edu.au
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Mobile App User Guides
My Jump for vertical jump assessment
Robert Stanton, Crystal O Kean, Aaron T Scanlan
NAME OF MOBILE APPLICATION
My Jump
CATEGORY OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION
Health and Fitness
PLATFORM
iOS 7.0 or later; Optimised for iPhone 5, iPhone 6
and iPhone 6 Plus. Compatible with iPhone, iPad
and iPod touch.
COST
$A7.49
Current version is V.2.1 which has iPhone 6 and
iPhone 6 Plus support, and iOS8 support. No trial
version is available.
ABOUT THE APP
Vertical jump is a widely used measure of func-
tional performance in athletic and non-athletic
populations.1 My Jump is a low-cost, easy-to-use
application which integrates with the video camera
to assess vertical jump performance (figure 1). The
in-app settings allow slow-motion playback for easy
identification of the video frame in which jump
take-off and landing occurs. The app determines
the number of frames, and by using the device-
dependent frame rate (120–240 fps), calculates
flight time and jump height. Input of body mass
then allows power to be determined. An unlimited
number of users ( participants) can be created and
an unlimited number of trials stored, allowing lon-
Figure 1 Screenshot of My Jump user interface.
gitudinal comparisons. Data can also be exported
to spreadsheet applications, shared via email or
social media or uploaded to cloud storage. A recent valid and reliable assessment of vertical jump per-
study demonstrated the My Jump app installed on formance in the rehabilitation, strength and condi-
the iPhone 5s to have excellent reliability (intraclass tioning or research setting. It could be equally used
correlation coefficient (ICC)=0.997, p<0.001) by physical therapists, coaches5 or researchers in a
and excellent agreement with countermovement clinic or field setting, or by athletes for personal
jump height measured using a force platform monitoring. Clinicians could quantitatively monitor
(ICC=0.997, p<0.001).2 However, jump height
values assessed using the My Jump app were signifi-
cantly lower than those derived from the force plat-
form. A strong between-observer agreement has
also been demonstrated,2 implying that the app can
be used accurately across a number of testers
without the need for specialised training. In add-
ition to its use in the field by coaches and trainers,
the My Jump is a valuable teaching tool for stu-
dents of biomechanics, motor control and kinesiol-
ogy as it allows convenient capture of vertical jump
performance without the need for expensive, cum-
bersome or fragile equipment.
USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
In the clinical context, jumping tests are valuable in
assessing progress in rehabilitation3 and changes Figure 2 Support bracket and Bluetooth remote control
associated with pathology.4 My Jump allows rapid, device. iPhone case secured to bracket by Velcro.
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Mobile app user guides
progress in rehabilitation cases, or assess performance improve-
ment following an intervention, and provide instantaneous feed-
back without complex and expensive equipment. The use of a
simple metal mounting bracket to secure the iPhone, and a
Bluetooth remote control (figure 2) allows one-person control
of the app. In practice, this means athletes are able to self-assess
vertical jump performance and immediately share the outcomes
with clinicians or coaches anywhere in the world via email or
cloud storage.
PROS
▸ Demonstrated reliability and validity compared with force
plate measurement
▸ Ability to export data as .csv file
▸ Unlimited users ( participants) and trials
▸ Integration with social media to share data
▸ Multiple language support
CONS
▸ No Bluetooth support
▸ The need for a mounting bracket and remote control for
one-person use
2 Stanton R, et al. Br J Sports Med 2015;0:1–2. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-094831
▸ iOS only, not available on Android or Windows phones
▸ Systematic bias compared with force plate measurements
Twitter Follow Robert Stanton at @RobStanton2
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
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