Change of direction (COD) movements are central to basketball performance, especially during high-speed drives, defensive recoveries, and 180° cuts.
Soccer is loaded with decels, landings, and turns and these actions are exactly where ACL injuries happen. Rehab for ACL
Soccer is loaded with decels, landings, and turns and these actions are exactly where ACL injuries happen. Rehab for ACL
Coaches love AEL for its promise: overload the eccentric to prime a faster, more powerful concentric. This paper tests that
Coaches love AEL for its promise: overload the eccentric to prime a faster, more powerful concentric. This paper tests that
Rethinking Drop Landings Drop landings are one of the most misunderstood exercises in performance training. What began as an effective
Basketball is dominated by acceleration and deceleration. Players may hit ~15 high-intensity accelerations and ~40 high-intensity decelerations per
Coaches often choose exercises based on which ones show the biggest EMG signal. But adaptation is driven by mechanical tension
Basketball is characterized by hard stops and sharp changes of direction, with ~95 total decels and ~40 high-intensity decels
I get asked about force plates metrics often. And one of the most common questions is "what is the
Coaches chase speed through strength and power work. The relationship is real, but not linear forever. At some point, “more”
Strength and conditioning is simple in theory: consistent training, smart progression, and athlete buy-in. However, in reality, most coaches
