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Petrakos, G., Morin, J.B, Egan, B. (2015) Resisted Sled Sprint Training to Improve Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review. Sports Med. (Epub ahead of print)

Acceleration and maximum velocity is important to a number of sports such as track and field, soccer and American football. The technical ability to apply ground reaction force in a more horizontal direction has been found to be important to both acceleration and maximal velocity sprint. Resisted sled training, ranging from lighter to heavier loads, […]

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McMaster D.T., Gill, N., Cronin, J., McGuigan, M. (2014) A brief review of strength and ballistic assessment methodologies in sport.

As the authors state it is important that a performance profile encompasses the physiological, biomechanical, anthropometric and performance measures pertinent to the athlete’s discipline In the context of this it is important to understand and be aware of the advantages and shortcomings of testing equipment and procedures of strength and power. In their conclusion the […]

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Bentley, I. Atkins, S.J. Edmundson, C.J. Metcalfe, J. Sinclair, J.K. (2016) Impact of harness attachment point on kinetics and kinematics during sled towing.

The ability to create horizontal force in the acceleration phase of sprinting is important in both track and field as well as field sports. The purpose of this study was to analyze kinetic (force) and kinematic (movement/technical) variables in the acceleration phase in normal and resisted (sled) sprinting with waist and shoulder point of force […]

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