Advanced Jump Analysis Package (AJAP) – Release 2009b

AJAP has undergone its first upgrade. By listening to what current clients want AJAP has been improved.

· Current clients are eligible for this upgrade free of charge

· Free upgrades are available for three years from your original purchase date

· Simply download the installation file and install; Be sure to uninstall the previous version first

· You do not need to re-install the runtime files

· You will however need to reactivate the software (free of charge)

Exciting new features:

· Now analyses multiple jumps collected within the same trial

· Analyse concentric only squat jumps

· Analyse single leg hops

· Choose Newtons or kilograms for body weight output

· Choose metres or centimetres for jump height output

· Help Documentation has been updated to explain the new options

Features:

· Powerful data viewer and plotting tools

· Zoom in on selected data, save plots as standard picture files for presentations

· Batch analysis of multiple trials in seconds

· Outputs results directly to Excel (compatible with all versions of Excel including 2007)

· Choose from over 30 variables to output

· Calculations can be performed using, force only, displacement only, or both

Current clients include:

· Australian Football League Teams

· English Premier League Teams

· State and National Sporting Institutes

Research conducted using AJAP:

· Cormack, S. J., Newton, R. U., McGuigan, M. R., & Doyle, T. L. A. (2008). Reliability of Measures Obtained During Single and Repeated Countermovement Jumps. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 3(2), 131-144.

· Cormack, S. J., Newton, R. U., & McGuigan, M. R. (2008). Neuromuscular and Endocrine Responses of Elite Players to an Australian Rules Football Match. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 3(3), 359-374.

Below are some screenshots from the software and results:

Figure 1: New Feature! Analyse multiple jumps collected within the same trial.

Figure 2: New options included in Release 2009b

Figure 3: Output of 5 trials analysed. Only 4 variables were selected for output.

Figure 4: Screen capture showing all possible variables. Only choose the variables you are interested in. This list can be added to as customer demand dictates.