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

Balancing the Speed-Safety Tightrope in Multidirectional Sport: Mediating the Performance-Injury Conflict During Change of Direction Every time an athlete plants their foot to change direction, they enter a high-stakes negotiation…

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

Change of Direction (COD) actions are complex, multiplanar skills that frequently define decisive moments in competitive sport. Whether facilitating a match-winning evasion or occurring during an injury-inciting event, these manoeuvres…

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22 min

Developing Agile Athletes: Applying the Agility Development Framework in Practice

Agility actions—including side-steps, shuffle steps, crossover cuts, split-steps, spins, sharp turns, and decelerations—are critical manoeuvres in multidirectional sports, frequently determining match-winning moments (Dos’Santos et al., 2022; Martínez Hernández et al.,…

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

Anatomical Complexity of the T-Junction Though still an emerging focus, the distal T-junction of the biceps femoris has become recognised as a problematic site of hamstring injury. Proposed high recurrence…

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

Introduction A key goal in multidirectional sports is to achieve optimal athletic performance whilst remaining free from injuries. Both performance and injury risk are largely determined by the training load…

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26 min

Effects of Fatigue Induced by Sprinting on Biomechanics and Potential Hamstring Injury Risk

Introduction As of today (January 2025), hamstring injuries are still considered one of the biggest injury dilemmas in sprint-based team sports such as football 1, rugby sevens 2, American football…

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14 min

An Analysis Of The Musculoskeletal Forces Experienced During Horizontal Decelerations In Multi-directional Sports

Introduction Horizontal decelerations are movements during which the horizontal momentum of the body is reduced; for example, to slow down after a sprint or to prepare for a cutting or…

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Athletic Monitoring

ACL Injuries In Football: Evidence Based Strategies To Reduce Its Incidence

ACL injuries in football: evidence based strategies to reduce its incidence The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most devastating injuries in football, given its consequences both at…

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Athletic Monitoring

Understanding Load And Damage At Common Running Injury Locations And How To Assess It Using Wearable Technology

In this blog, I explore the nuances of assessing load and damage at common running injury locations. We’ll examine the limitations of using external loads like ground reaction forces (GRFs)…

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Athletic Development

The Relationship Between Running Technique and Running Economy: A Deep Dive for Science of Multi-Directional Speed

Running economy (RE) refers to the energy demand for a given running velocity, and improvements in RE mean an athlete can go faster or further with less energy demand. RE…

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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

Effects of Fatigue Induced by Sprinting on Biomechanics and Potential Hamstring Injury Risk

An Analysis Of The Musculoskeletal Forces Experienced During Horizontal Decelerations In Multi-directional Sports

ACL Injuries In Football: Evidence Based Strategies To Reduce Its Incidence

Understanding Load And Damage At Common Running Injury Locations And How To Assess It Using Wearable Technology

The Relationship Between Running Technique and Running Economy: A Deep Dive for Science of Multi-Directional Speed

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