Hausswirth and Le Meur (2011) stipulate that recovery is the physiological return to homeostasis after an inflammatory response from exercise. It is important for individuals involved in exercise to mitigate risk of injury and optimize rate of recovery. Foam rolling (FR) is a type of “self-myofascial release” technique that is commonly used as it is inexpensive, compact and can be done individually. Purpose: If foam rolling is an effective recovery method for a maximal vertical jump on a force plate. Hypothesis: Foam rolling will result in a higher peak force output as well as a faster rate of force development (RFD) when comparing with other recovery methods. Conclusion: Passive recovery showed the greatest difference in both RFD as well as Peak. Active showed the lowest differences in RFD as well as Peak. Choosing a recovery method is a personal preference. Future direction of research could look into landing forces for injury prevention.
