Study | Tests included | Testing order | Warm up activities | Familiarisation session | # Practice trials | # trials on each limb | Limb order | Best or mean score | Rest period | Hand placement | Landing requirements | Point of measurement | Checks for systematic bias |
Barber et al21 | Isokinetics, single hop, timed hop, vertical jump, shuttle run, shuttle run | Order not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 2 | Not stated | Mean | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Bolgla and Kekula22 | Single hop, triple-hop, cross-over hop, timed hop | Randomised order | 3 mins cycling, static stretching & practice trials | Not stated | 3 | 3 | Dominant limb only | Mean | 1 min between trials | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Ftizgerald et al23 | Single hop, cross-over hop, triple-hop, timed hop, isometric quad strength | Controlled as stated | Not stated | Not stated | 2 | 2 | Not stated | Mean | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Grindem et al24 | Single hop, cross-over hop, triple-hop, timed hop | Controlled as stated | Not stated | Not stated | 1 | 2 | Not stated | Best | Not stated | Arm use was permitted | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Gustavsson et al25 | Vertical jump, single hop, drop jump, square hop, side hop | Controlled as stated | 5 mins cycling plus squats, toe raises and jumps | Yes | three to 5 | 3 | Un-involved then involved | Best | 3 mins between tests, between trials not stated | Hands behind back | Landing held for 2 to 3 s | Heel | Yes |
Hopper et al26 | Timed hop, cross-over hop, stair hop, vertical hop | Randomised order | 5 mins cycling and static stretching | Not stated | 1 | 3 | Randomised | Best | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Toe | Not stated |
Järvelä et al27 | Isokinetics, single hop | Order not stated | 5 mins cycling | Not stated | Not stated | 3 | Not stated | Mean | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Kockum et al28 | Vertical jump, single hop, side hop, single leg squat jump, knee power test | Order not stated | 10 mins cycling, toe raises, tuck jumps | Not stated | three to 5 | 3 | Right first and then alternating | Mean | Not stated | Not stated | Controlled landing | Not stated | Not stated |
Logerstedt et al29 | Single hop, cross-over hop, triple-hop, timed hop | Order not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 2 | Un-involved then involved | Mean | Not stated | Not stated | Landing was stable, on one limb, under control, no additional hops forward | Heel | Not stated |
Munro and Herrington30 | Agility t-test, single hop, triple-hop, cross-over hop, timed hop | Order not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 3 | Not stated | Mean | 30 s between trials and 2 mins between tests | Arm use was permitted | Landing held for 2 s | Heel | Not stated |
Nawasreh et al31 | Isometric quad strength, single hop, cross-over hop, triple-hop, timed hop | Controlled as stated | Not stated | Not stated | 2 | 2 | Un-involved then involved | Mean | Not stated | Not stated | Maintained balance without toiching the ground | Not stated | Not stated |
Noyes et al32 | Isokinetics, single hop, timed hop, triple-hop, cross-over hop | Order not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 2 | Not stated | Mean | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Petschnig et al33 | Vertical jump, single leg hop, triple-hop, isokinetics | Order not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 3 | Not stated | Best (SLCMJ) and mean (hops) | 2 mins between tests, between trials not stated | Hands behind back | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Reid et al34 | Single hop, timed hop, triple-hop, cross-over hop | Controlled as stated | None other than practice trials | Yes | 1 | 2 | Un-involved then involved | Mean | 30 s between trials and 2 mins between tests | Arm use was permitted | Landing held for 2 s | Toe | Not stated |
Ross et al35 | Single hop, triple-hop, cross-over hop, timed hop | Randomised order | 5 mins cycling and static stretching | Not stated | 3 | 3 | One limb only - randomly selected | Best | 30 s between trials | Arm use was permitted | Not stated | Heel | Not stated |
Procedural review applied to hop tests only.
Green, aligned with current evidence; yellow, reported but not aligned with current evidence; red, not stated.