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Abstract

PLYOMETRIC TRAINING HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT. THE DROP JUMP IS A CORNERSTONE EXERCISE FOR DEVELOPING FAST STRETCH-SHORTENING CYCLE FUNCTION. THE DROP JUMP CAN ALSO BE USED AS A READINESSTO-TRAIN MARKER IN PRACTICAL SETTINGS. TO ASSIST COACHES WITH ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT, A TECHNICAL MODEL FOR THE DROP JUMP IS PROPOSED. VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE COACH HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE KINETICS AND KINEMATICS OF A TASK PERFORMED BY AN ATHLETE. TO ASSIST COACHES IN FOSTERING EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE ADAPTATIONS. EXAMPLE EXTERNAL CUES AND ANALOGIES ARE PROVIDED TO HELP WITH OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT WHILE MINIMIZING INJURY RISK.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)36-44
Number of pages9
JournalStrength and Conditioning Journal
Volume39
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2017

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