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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 36-44 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Strength and Conditioning Journal |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2017 |