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Compare Countermovement Squat Jump performance and body composition between forward and back rugby players Megan Hopkins (23179099) Evangeline Nortje (8554092) Michael Kleynhans (12899702) Ignatius Loubser (23179131) Peet du Toit (17007811) Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Physical fitness Strength training Field training exercises Rugby Countermovement squat jump Explosive power InBody metrics Performance assessment Recovery Forward players Back players SDG 3 Good health and well-being <p dir="ltr">Dataset for research: <b>Evaluating countermovement squat jumps as a performance marker between different rugby positions</b></p><p dir="ltr">This study compared Countermovement Squat Jump (CMJ) performance and body composition between forward and back rugby players during pre- and in-season phases and examined position-specific relationships between these variables. Sixty male rugby players were analysed (backs: n = 22; forwards: n = 38). CMJ performance metrics, including force, power, velocity, acceleration, total work, volume load per superset, and repetition duration, were recorded using a wearable accelerometer. Body composition variables (weight, height, body mass index (BMI), fat percentage, extracellular water ratio (ECW), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), and fat-free mass (FFM)) were assessed via bioelectrical impedance analysis in a subset of players (n = 37). Independent and paired t-tests and correlation analyses were performed.</p> 2026-09-25T11:07:13Z Dataset Dataset 10.25403/UPresearchdata.31324972.v2 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Compared_Countermovement_Squat_Jump_performance_and_body_composition_between_forward_and_back_rugby_players/31324972 CC BY 4.0