Research Article

Longitudinal Monitoring of Biomechanical and Psychological State in Collegiate Female Basketball Athletes Using Principal Component Analysis

Table 2

Summary of principal component analysis loading coefficients.


PC = principal component; Ave. = average; Asym. = asymmetry; CMD = countermovement depth; Pk = peak; Rel. = relative; Brk = braking; Prop = propulsive; RFD = rate of force development; Lnd = landing; RSI Mod. = the modified reactive strength index; % Var. Exp. = percent variance explained. The magnitude and direction of the relationships found are indicated using a colour-coded scale, such that the relationships become increasingly more negative with darker shades of yellow, while the relationships become increasingly more positive with deeper shades of blue.