Effect of an exercise program on the jump-landing technique in athletes.

With the relatively high rate of injuries to the lower extremity due to jump-landing movement patterns and the accompanied high costs, there is need for determining potential preventive programs. A program on the intervention of jump-landing technique is possibly an important preventative measure since it appeared to reduce the incidence of lower extremity injuries. In real life situations, amateur sports lack the infrastructure and funds to have a sports physician or therapist permanently supervising such a program. Therefore the current prevention program is designed so that it could be implemented by coaches alone.

The study is started in Belgium.

Has a coach supervised intervention program targeting jump-landing technique effect on the incidence of lower extremity injuries.

During the study period there are two fixed measurement, at baseline (T0) and after 3 months (T1). At T0 a questionnaire is completed by the athletes, and at both occasions (T0-T1) the athletes’ jump landing technique is assessed. Additionally, exposure hours and lower extremity injuries are continuous registered through questionnaires during the entire 2010-2011 basketball season (6 months).

Control group:

Normal training routine.



Intervention group:

Normal training routine and exercise programme based on systematic literature reviews. The programme lasts three months and involves exercises concerning jump-landing technique.



The intervention lasts three months, each month another accent:

1st month: Technique;

2nd month: Fundamentals;

3rd month: Performance.



All exercises in the current program are adjusted so that a more progressive development in the exercise is presented.