Editing Jumping (section)

==Height-enhancing devices and techniques==
[[File:Hometrampoline.jpg|thumb|right|Person jumping on a trampoline]]

The height of a jump may be increased by using a [[trampoline]] or by converting horizontal velocity into vertical velocity with the aid of a device such as a [[half pipe]].

Various exercises can be used to increase an athlete's vertical jumping height. One category of such exercises—[[plyometrics]]—employs repetition of discrete jumping-related movements to increase speed, agility, and power.

It has been shown in research that children who are more physically active display more proficient jumping (along with other basic motor skill) patterns.<ref name="Raudsepp">{{cite journal|last1=Raudsepp|first1=Lennart|last2=Päll|first2=Peep|title=The Relationship between Fundamental Motor Skills and Outside-School Physical Activity of Elementary School Children|journal=Pediatric Exercise Science|date=November 2006|volume=18|issue=4|pages=426–35|doi=10.1123/pes.18.4.426|pmid=39152604 }}</ref>

It is also noted that jumping development in children has a direct relationship with age. As children grow older, it is seen that their jumping abilities in all forms also increase. Jumping development is more easily identifiable in children rather than adults due to the fact that there are less physical differences at a younger age. Adults of the same age may be vastly different in terms of physicality and athleticism making it difficult to see how age affects jumping ability.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Utesch|first1=T.|last2=Dreiskämper|first2=D.|last3=Strauss|first3=B.|last4=Naul|first4=R.|date=1 January 2018|title=The development of the physical fitness construct across childhood|journal=Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports|language=en|volume=28|issue=1|pages=212–19|doi=10.1111/sms.12889|pmid=28376240 |s2cid=5276116 |issn=1600-0838}}</ref>

In 2021, researchers incorporated [[ratchet (device)|ratchet]]s into a robot design and created a robot capable of jumping over thirty meters vertically.<ref>{{cite news |title=Record-Breaking Robot Highlights How Animals Excel at Jumping |url=https://www.quantamagazine.org/record-breaking-robot-highlights-how-animals-excel-at-jumping-20220914/ |access-date=15 September 2022 |work=Quanta Magazine |date=2022}}</ref>