Using the force-velocity imbalance to individualise training
Force-velocity profiling may provide a more accurate representation of an athlete’s maximal force production capabilities.
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Skill Acquisition
Skill acquisition is the foundation of sports science that all practitioners, coaches, and clinicians should understand.
Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull (IMTP)
The isometric mid-thigh pull test is a reliable way to test maximal strength and has been shown to correlate with vertical jumps and sprints.
Ballistic Training
Ballistic training is an effective training method to improve an athlete’s power output, and therefore, their speed and jump height.
Reliability
Reliability helps us understand the sources of error and how they affect findings in practice and in research.
Multiple Single-Leg Hop-Stabilization Test
The Multiple Single-Leg Hop-Stabilization Test (MSLHST) is a clinical method used to examine the balance capabilities of an athlete, one leg at a time.
Modified Bass Balance Test
The Modified Bass Balance Test is a clinical method for the assessment of functional jump-landing balance performance.
Static SJ-IMTP test
The Static SJ-IMTP is an accurate and reliable measure of an athlete’s Dynamic Strength Index but it can be problematic to conduct.
Hydration Testing
Hydration testing is used to determine an athlete’s body fluid balance, and can prevent serious performance and health deficiencies.
Youth Strength Training
Strength training is a widely accepted form of training for both children and adolescents, and can boost youths’ health and fitness.
Vertec Jump Test
The Vertec device is a simple-to-use, inexpensive, and portable device which can measure an athlete’s vertical jump height.
Landing Error Scoring System (LESS)
The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) assesses jump-landing biomechanics and aims to identify athletes at risk of ACL injury.
Force-Velocity Profiling
Force-velocity profiling allows coaches to tailor specific programmes for their athletes by using detailed, objective information.
Smallest Worthwhile Change
Fitness testing is a crucial part of athlete profiling, and meaningful results can be assessed by calculating the smallest worthwhile change.
Force-Vector Training
The force-vector theory allows coaches to identify training exercises which may have greater specificity to the competition movements.
