Sprinting and injury prevention: Hip hinges
Athletes that sprint are at risk of hamstring injuries. In the sprinting motion, the athlete’s heel slides up to their hip, this “shortens the lever” of their leg to allow them to...
Athletes that sprint are at risk of hamstring injuries. In the sprinting motion, the athlete’s heel slides up to their hip, this “shortens the lever” of their leg to allow them to...
Short sprints are an incredibly sport-specific way to address athlete speed needs. These have several advantages. First, they are more in tune to what the athlete experiences in the sport. Field and...
Borrowing terminology from track and coaches, most field and court sport athletes rarely get to maximum velocity. Most field and court sport athletes do not get the chance to run in a...
Athletic strength and conditioning has two purposes, prevent injuries and give athletes the physical tools for success. One of the challenges that a strength and conditioning coach has with this is that...
Hurdling is considered a sprinting discipline. Many coaching texts point out that athletes don’t jump over hurdles, they run over them. Jimenez-Reyes et al, in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research,...