Background The ability to perform a rapid change of direction (COD) is a critical skill in
numerous court-and field-based sports. The aim of this review is to investigate the effect of …

Background In accordance with the principle of training specificity, adaptations to vertically
or horizontally orientated plyometric training (VPT, HPT) directly transfer to athletic tasks that …

Handball is one of the most popular team sports around the world that has become
physically very demanding, related to both competitions and daily training sessions. Optimal …

Change of direction movement is common in sports and the ability to perform this complex
movement efficiently is related to athlete's performance. Wearable devices have been used …

Background: Plyometric training is a specific form of strength training that is used to improve
the physical performance of athletes. An overview of the effects of plyometric training on …

The ability to rapidly perform change of direction (COD) is crucial for performance in Soccer.
COD speed is thought to share similarities with countermovement jumps in kinematics and …

The change of direction (COD) ability is an important task-specific skill for success in team
sports, dependent on both strength and reactive strength. The sprint approaching the COD …

The aims of this study were to examine the effects of eight weeks of individualised force-
velocity imbalance (F-Vimb) training on physical performance in basketball players and to …

Change-of-direction (CoD) ability is an important determinant of athletic performance.
Muscle strength is among the most important determinants of CoD ability. However, previous …

This study was performed aimed at comparing multidirectional bilateral and unilateral jump
performance and passive range of motion (ROM) of lower limbs between soccer and …