Squat jumps
Category: Agility
Level: 1
8-12 reps
Carla van den Berg
- Knees stacked over ankles
- Soft, quiet landing; absorb landing from ball of foot to the heel
- Toes facing forward or turned out slightly (slight external rotation)
- Neutral spine; Trunk upright with shoulders set back
- Knees caving in on takeoff and landing
- Stiff, locked knees during landing
- Uneven landing (weight distribution or limb position)
- Excessive forward lean
- Rounded lower back
- Activates quadriceps and gluteal muscle groups
- Practices knee control during takeoff and landing phases
- Promotes even weight distribution
- Landing absorption