Vertical jump norms · age 10

What is a good vertical jump for a 10 year old?

For a 10 year old boy the average vertical jump is 13.7 in (35 cm); 16.0 in is good (top 20%) and 17.7 in is the top 5%. For a 10 year old girl: average 12.9 in, good 14.6 in, top 5% 16.3 in.

Ages 10–11, vertical jump. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Group	AverageP50	GoodP80	Top 5%P95
Boys	13.7 in34.8 cm	16.0 in40.6 cm	17.7 in45.0 cm
Girls	12.9 in32.8 cm	14.6 in37.2 cm	16.3 in41.4 cm

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Norms: Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17 · Targets: NFL & NBA combines

What changes at 10

Ten is the first age on this page and sits in the 10–11 band. Boys and girls are close: the girls' median is within about an inch of the boys'. Most of the gain between 8 and 11 comes from growing, so a ten year old's vertical usually rises year on year without any jump training. Play, sprinting and simple hopping games are enough at this age.

Full percentiles for ages 10–11

Boys, ages 10–11: vertical jump percentiles P5–P95. Inches, with centimetres beneath. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Age	P5	P10	P20	P30	P40	P50median	P60	P70	P80good	P90	P95top 5%
10–11	9.824.9 cm	10.626.9 cm	11.629.5 cm	12.431.5 cm	13.133.2 cm	13.734.8 cm	14.436.5 cm	15.138.4 cm	16.040.6 cm	17.243.8 cm	17.745.0 cm

Girls, ages 10–11: vertical jump percentiles P5–P95. Inches, with centimetres beneath. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Age	P5	P10	P20	P30	P40	P50median	P60	P70	P80good	P90	P95top 5%
10–11	9.524.1 cm	10.226.0 cm	11.128.3 cm	11.830.0 cm	12.431.4 cm	12.932.8 cm	13.434.1 cm	14.035.5 cm	14.637.2 cm	15.639.5 cm	16.341.4 cm

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Is a 20 inch vertical good for a 10 year old?

For a 10 year old boy, 20 in is about the top 5%; for a 10 year old girl it is about the top 5%. The 80th percentile, which this page calls good, is 16.0 in for boys and 14.6 in for girls.

What is the average vertical jump for a 10 year old?

The median (P50) for ages 10–11 is 13.7 in (34.8 cm) for boys and 12.9 in (32.8 cm) for girls, from Statistics Canada's force-plate survey.

How was this measured?

One countermovement jump from standing on a force plate, arm swing allowed, best of three trials, in a nationally representative Canadian sample (Canadian Health Measures Survey 2016–17).