Alternate leg bounding acutely improves change of direction performance in women’s team sports players irrespective of ground type
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Dann, E., Quinn, S., Russell, M., Kilduff, L., Turner, A. and Hills, S. 2023. Alternate leg bounding acutely improves change of direction performance in women’s team sports players irrespective of ground type. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 37 (6), pp. 1199-1203. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004378
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Title | Alternate leg bounding acutely improves change of direction performance in women’s team sports players irrespective of ground type |
Authors | Dann, E., Quinn, S., Russell, M., Kilduff, L., Turner, A. and Hills, S. |
Abstract | This study aimed to assess whether post-warm-up body mass only alternate leg bounding performed on grass or a hard surface acutely improves pre-planned change of direction performance in women’s team sports players relative to a control condition and, if so, profile the time-course of such changes. On three occasions, 14 amateur women’s team sports players performed 20 m pre-planned change of direction (‘Pro-Agility’) tests at 4 min, 8 min, and 12 min following interventions. Interventions were implemented immediately after a standardized warm-up and consisted of three sets of 10 repetitions of alternate leg bounding (five ground contacts per limb) on a hard indoor surface (HARD) or natural grass (GRASS), or a control condition involving ~75 s of continuous walking with no bounding (CON). Performance was similar between conditions at 4 min post-intervention. Performance at 8 min was greater in HARD (2.9%, p = 0.015), and GRASS (3.8%, p = 0.029) relative to CON, whilst GRASS also exceeded CON at 12 min post-bounding (5.2%, p = 0.004). All effects were large. No differences existed between HARD and GRASS at any timepoint. Alternate leg bounding performed with body mass only can acutely improve indices of change of direction performance in women’s team sports players irrespective of the ground surface when an appropriate post-stimulus recovery period is provided. Bounding on grass or a hard surface represents a feasible match-day practice that enhances subsequent change of direction performance and could therefore be used as part of practically applicable pre-match, half-time, and/or pitch-side (re)warm-up activities. |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Research Group | Strength and Conditioning at the London Sport Institute |
Publisher | Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
Journal | The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
ISSN | 1064-8011 |
Electronic | 1533-4287 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 15 Nov 2022 |
30 Jun 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 23 Aug 2022 |
Submitted | 02 Feb 2022 |
Accepted | 01 Aug 2022 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. The published version of record - Dann E, Quinn S, Russell M, Kilduff LP, Turner AN, Hills SP. Alternate Leg Bounding Acutely Improves Change of Direction Performance in Women's Team Sports Players Irrespective of Ground Type. J Strength Cond Res. 2023 Jun 1;37(6):1199-1203, is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004378 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004378 |
PubMed ID | 36394564 |
Language | English |
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