Vertical Jump Links

There are very much useful and even more worthless information available on the internet about vertical jumping. It's hard to find out, which are good and which are useless. I collect the best vertical jump sites for you, so you can access the most useful articles.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Why NFL players can jump so high?

The NFL post-season is about to kick-off. Let's focus on their training.
Here are the results of the 2010 NFL combine in vertical jump:

Running Backs:
Montario Hardesty 41
Ben Tate 40.5
Andre Dixon 40
Pat Paschall 38.5
Toby Gerhart 38
Dexter McCluster 37.5
Joique Bell 36.5
Joe McNight 36.5
Lonyae Miller 36.5
Chris Brown 36

Wild Receivers:
Brandon Long 41.5
Donald Jones 41
Alric Arnett 40
Chris McGaha 40
Emmanuel Sanders 39.5
Mardy Gilyard 39
Damian Williams 38
Arrelious Benn 37
Taylor Price 37
Brandon Reed 37

Tight Ends:
Dorin Dickerson 43.5
Clay Harbor 40
Jimmy Graham 38.5
Anthony McCoy 35.5
Jermaine Gresham 35
Garrett Graham 34.5
Ed Dickson 34
Tony Moeaki 34
Dennis Pitta 34


Here are some articles about the training of the future and today NFL players:

Why NFL players can jump so high (VerticalJumping)

Football Speed Part #1 (Higher Faster Sports)
Football Speed Part #2 (Higher Faster Sports)