Damian Harper

Eccentric Strength Training for Improving Horizontal Deceleration Ability: The use of the Braking Performance Framework

In a previous post, written for Science of Multi-Directional Speed, I highlighted the very high forces that are generated across very short time frames (i.e., impulse) when decelerating rapidly. I…

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Don’t Speed Up What You Can’t Slow Down: How Are We Assessing Our Athlete’s Horizontal Deceleration Performance Capabilities?

In my previous two blogs I discussed the intricacies of horizontal deceleration and why it is the most mechanically demanding task in multi-directional sports. Despite its clear importance to sports…

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Deceleration: The Most Mechanically Demanding Task in Multi-Directional Sports?

To ensure optimal preparation of athletes competing in multi-directional sports, an essential starting point is to gain a thorough understanding of the demands an athlete may be exposed to during competitive match play.

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Horizontal Deceleration Ability: A Critical, but often Overlooked Quality for Speed Performance and Injury-Risk Reduction in Multi-Directional Sports

In this blog I wanted to bring special attention to the importance of horizontal deceleration ability to speed performance and injury-risk reduction in multi-directional speed (MDS) sports. This post essentially…

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Eccentric Strength Training for Improving Horizontal Deceleration Ability: The use of the Braking Performance Framework

Don’t Speed Up What You Can’t Slow Down: How Are We Assessing Our Athlete’s Horizontal Deceleration Performance Capabilities?

Deceleration: The Most Mechanically Demanding Task in Multi-Directional Sports?

Horizontal Deceleration Ability: A Critical, but often Overlooked Quality for Speed Performance and Injury-Risk Reduction in Multi-Directional Sports

Biomechanical Determinants of Performance and Injury Risk During Change of Direction – An Optimal Technical Model to Mediate the Conflict

Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Demands of Change of Direction: Implications for Athlete Physical Preparation

Developing Agile Athletes: Applying the Agility Development Framework in Practice

T-Junction Injuries of the Biceps Femoris: Anatomy, Diagnosis, and Rehabilitation Evolution

The Importance, Challenges, and Developments of Biomechanical Load Measurements in Multidirectional Sports