For soccer
For soccer, the two are close. Barbell back squat rates slightly higher: more injury protection.
Jump squat is easier to learn and fit in.
Both are good choices that build different things for soccer, so a plan can use both.
The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work
For basketball, the two are close. Barbell back squat rates slightly higher: more injury protection. Jump squat is easier to learn and fit in.
For American football, barbell back squat rates well ahead on our research criteria: more carry-over to American football, more injury protection. Jump squat is easier to learn and fit in.
For skiing & snowboarding, barbell back squat rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection, more carry-over to skiing & snowboarding. Jump squat is easier to learn and fit in.
For soccer, the two are close. Barbell back squat rates slightly higher: more injury protection. Jump squat is easier to learn and fit in. Both are good choices that build different things for soccer, so a plan can use both.
Jump squat is easier: it’s easy to learn, while barbell back squat takes some practice.
Barbell back squat needs a barbell and a squat rack, so for most people it’s a gym exercise. Jump squat needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere.
Barbell back squat: it rates Strong for injury protection in our research rubric, against Fair for jump squat.