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Attacking Agility Actions: Match Play Contextual Applications With Coaching and Technique Guidelines

Dos'Santos, Thomas; McBurnie, Alistair; Thomas, Christopher; Jones, Paul A.; Harper, Damian

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Authors

Thomas Dos'Santos

Alistair McBurnie

Christopher Thomas

Damian Harper



Abstract

Attacking agility actions, such as side steps, shuffle steps, crossover cutting, split steps, spins, decelerations, and sharp turns, are important maneuvers in invasion team sports, often linked with decisive match winning moments. Generally, the aims of these actions are to (a) evade and create separation from an opponent, (b) generate high exit velocities and momentums, or (c) facilitate a sharp redirection. However, these actions are also inciting movements associated with lower-limb injury. Given the importance of agility actions for sports performance and potential injury risk, in this review, we discuss the importance and contextual applications of attacking agility actions, while providing coaching and technique guidelines to best optimize the performance-injury risk conflict.

Citation

Dos'Santos, T., McBurnie, A., Thomas, C., Jones, P. A., & Harper, D. (2022). Attacking Agility Actions: Match Play Contextual Applications With Coaching and Technique Guidelines. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 44(5), 102-118. https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000697

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 10, 2021
Publication Date 2022-10
Deposit Date Sep 28, 2023
Publicly Available Date Nov 1, 2023
Journal Strength and Conditioning Journal
Print ISSN 1524-1602
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 44
Issue 5
Pages 102-118
DOI https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000697

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Strength and Conditioning Journal. The published version of record Dos'Santos, Thomas PhD, CSCS*D1; McBurnie, Alistair BSc (Hons)2; Thomas, Christopher PhD, CSCS3; Jones, Paul A. PhD, CSCS*D3; Harper, Damian PhD4. Attacking Agility Actions: Match Play Contextual Applications With Coaching and Technique Guidelines. Strength and Conditioning Journal 44(5):p 102-118, October 2022. is available online at: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/abstract/2022/10000/attacking_agility_actions__match_play_contextual.8.aspx





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