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 …

The aim of this review was to critically appraise the literature concerning the genetic
association with athlete status, physical performance, and injury risk in soccer. The …

Abstract Contreras, B, Vigotsky, AD, Schoenfeld, BJ, Beardsley, C, McMaster, DT, Reyneke,
JHT, and Cronin, JB. Effects of a six-week hip thrust vs. front squat resistance training …

Kale, M, Aşçi, A, Bayrak, C, and Açikada, C. Relationships among jumping performances
and sprint parameters during maximum speed phase in sprinters. J Strength Cond Res 23 …

Abstract Murtagh, CF, Brownlee, TE, O'Boyle, A, Morgans, R, Drust, B, and Erskine, RM.
Importance of speed and power in elite youth soccer depends on maturation status. J …

The aims of this study were to:(1) assess the reliability of various kinetic and temporal
variables for unilateral vertical, horizontal, and lateral countermovement jumps;(2) determine …

Abstract Meylan, CMP, Cronin, JB, Oliver, JL, Hughes, MG, McMaster, DT. The reliability of
jump kinematics and kinetics in children of different maturity status. J Strength Cond Res 26 …

Abstract McCurdy, KW, Walker, JL, Langford, GA, Kutz, MR, Guerrero, JM, and McMillan, J.
The relationship between kinematic determinants of jump and sprint performance in Division …

Abstract McQuilliam, SJ, Clark, DR, Erskine, RM, and Brownlee, TE. The effect of high vs.
moderate-intensity resistance training on strength, power and muscle soreness in male …

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 …