Welch N, Richter C, Franklyn-Miller A, Moran K. Principal component analysis of the biomechanical factors associated with performance during cutting. J Strength Cond Res. 2021;35(6):1715–23.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Brughelli M, Cronin J, Levin G, Chaouachi A. Understanding change of direction ability in sport: a review of resistance training studies. Sports Med. 2008;38(12):1045–63.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Young WB, Dawson B, Henry GJ. Agility and change-of-direction speed are independent skills: implications for training for agility in invasion sports. Int J Sports Sci Coach. 2015;10(1):159–69.

Google Scholar 

Young W, Rayner R, Talpey S. It’s time to change direction on agility research: a call to action. Sports Med Open. 2021;7(1):12.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Kozinc Ž, Sarabon N. Different change of direction tests assess different physical ability parameters: principal component analysis of nine change of direction tests. Int J Sports Sci Coach. 2021;17:1137–46.

Google Scholar 

Dos’Santos T, Thomas C, Jones PA. The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics: comparison and inter-task relationships. J Sports Sci. 2021;39(22):2618–31.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Nygaard Falch H, Guldteig Raedergard H, van den Tillaar R. Effect of different physical training forms on change of direction ability: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med Open. 2019;5(1):53.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Dos’Santos T, Thomas C, Jones PA. How early should you brake during a 180 degrees turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test. J Sports Sci. 2021;39(4):395–405.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Dos’Santos T, McBurnie A, Thomas C, Comfort P, Jones PA. Biomechanical determinants of the modified and traditional 505 change of direction speed test. J Strength Cond Res. 2020;34(5):1285–96.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Dos’Santos T, Thomas C, Comfort P, Jones PA. Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction: implications on performance and risk of injury. Strength Cond J. 2019;41(1):87–104.

Google Scholar 

Jones PA, Dos’Santos T, McMahon JJ, Graham-Smith P. Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players. J Strength Cond Res. 2022;36(2):525–33.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Dos’Santos T, Thomas C, Comfort P, Jones PA. The effect of angle and velocity on change of direction biomechanics: an angle-velocity trade-off. Sports Med. 2018;48(10):2235–53.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Havens KL, Sigward SM. Cutting mechanics: relation to performance and anterior cruciate ligament injury risk. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015;47(4):818–24.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Harper D, Cervantes C, Dyke M, Evans M, McBurnie A, Dos'Santos T, et al. The braking performance framework: practical recommendations and guidelines to enhance horizontal deceleration ability in multi-directional sports. Int J Strength Cond. 2024;4(1). https://doi.org/10.47206/ijsc.v4i1.351.

Dos’Santos T, Thomas C, McBurnie A, Comfort P, Jones PA. Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting: a performance-injury conflict? Sports Med. 2021;51(9):1983–98.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Harper DJ, Jordan AR, Kiely J. Relationships between eccentric and concentric knee strength capacities and maximal linear deceleration ability in male academy soccer players. J Strength Cond Res. 2021;35(2):465–72.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Marshall BM, Franklyn-Miller AD, King EA, Moran KA, Strike SC, Falvey ÉC. Biomechanical factors associated with time to complete a change of direction cutting maneuver. J Strength Cond Res. 2014;28(10):2845–51.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Sasabe K, Sekine Y, Hirose N. The relationship between motor ability and change-of-direction kinematics in elite college basketball players. Int J Sport Health Sci. 2022;20:175–80.

Google Scholar 

Thomas C, Dos’Santos T, Comfort P, Jones PA. Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction. Sports Biomech. 2024;23(1):118–31.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Brown SR, Brughelli M, Hume PA. Knee mechanics during planned and unplanned sidestepping: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med. 2014;44(11):1573–88.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

DosʼSantos T, Thomas C, Jones PA, Comfort P. Mechanical determinants of faster change of direction speed performance in male athletes. J Strength Cond Res. 2017;31(3):696–705.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Fox AS. Change-of-direction biomechanics: is what’s best for anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention also best for performance? Sports Med. 2018;48(8):1799–807.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ. 2021;29(372): n71.

Google Scholar 

Ramachandran AK, Singh U, Connor JD, Doma K. Biomechanical and physical determinants of bowling speed in cricket: a novel approach to systematic review and meta-analysis of correlational data. Sports Biomech. 2024;23(3):347–69.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Kmet LM, Cook LS, Lee RC. Standard quality assessment criteria for evaluating primary research papers from a variety of fields. Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)/HTA Report. 2004.

Singh U, Ramachandran AK, Doma K, Connor JD. Exploring the influence of task and environmental constraints on batting and bowling performance in cricket: a systematic review. Int J Sports Sci Coach. 2023;18(6):2292–305.

Google Scholar 

Jones PA, Thomas C, Dos’Santos T, McMahon JJ, Graham-Smith P. The role of eccentric strength in 180° turns in female soccer players. Sports (Basel). 2017;5(2):42.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Baena-Raya A, Díez-Fernández DM, Martínez-Rubio C, Conceição F, López-Sagarra A. Kinetic and kinematic characteristics underpinning change of direction performance in basketball: a comparative study between sexes and tests. J Strength Cond Res. 2024;38(4):e182–8.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

McBurnie AJ, Dos’Santos T, Jones PA. Biomechanical associates of performance and knee joint loads during a 70–90° cutting maneuver in subelite soccer players. J Strength Cond Res. 2021;35(11):3190–8.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Sasaki S, Nagano Y, Kaneko S, Sakurai T, Fukubayashi T. The relationship between performance and trunk movement during change of direction. J Sports Sci Med. 2011;10(1):112–8.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Suchomel TJ, Nimphius S, Stone MH. The importance of muscular strength in athletic performance. Sports Med. 2016;46(10):1419–49.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Hader K, Palazzi D, Buchheit M. Change of direction speed in soccer: how much braking is enough? Kinesiology. 2015;47:67–74.

Google Scholar 

Schreurs MJ, Benjaminse A, Lemmink K. Sharper angle, higher risk? The effect of cutting angle on knee mechanics in invasion sport athletes. J Biomech. 2017;3(63):144–50.

Google Scholar 

Falch HN, Raedergard HG, van den Tillaar R. Effect of approach distance and change of direction angles upon step and joint kinematics, peak muscle activation, and change of direction performance. Front Sports Act Living. 2020;2: 594567.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Havens KL, Sigward SM. Whole body mechanics differ among running and cutting maneuvers in skilled athletes. Gait Posture. 2015;42(3):240–5.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Morin JB, Edouard P, Samozino P. Technical ability of force application as a determinant factor of sprint performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011;43(9):1680–8.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Kozinc Z, Smajla D, Sarabon N. The relationship between lower limb maximal and explosive strength and change of direction ability: comparison of basketball and tennis players, and long-distance runners. PLoS ONE. 2021;16(8): e0256347.

CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Hewit J, Cronin J, Button C, Hume P. Understanding deceleration in sport. Strength Cond J. 2011;33:47–52.

Google Scholar 

Noorkoiv M, Lavelle G, Theis N, Korff T, Kilbride C, Baltzopoulos V, et al. Predictors of walking efficiency in children with cerebral palsy: lower-body joint angles, moments, and power. Phys Ther. 2019;99(6):711–20.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Debaere S, Delecluse C, Aerenhouts D, Hagman F, Jonkers I. From block clearance to sprint running: characteristics underlying an effective transition. J Sports Sci. 2013;31(2):137–49.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Sigward SM, Cesar GM, Havens KL. Predictors of frontal plane knee moments during side-step cutting to 45 and 110 degrees in men and women: implications for anterior cruciate ligament injury. Clin J Sport Med. 2015;25(6):529–34.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Spiteri T, Hart NH, Nimphius S. Offensive and defensive agility: a sex comparison of lower body kinematics and ground reaction forces. J Appl Biomech. 2014;30(4):514–20.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Comfort P, McMahon JJ, Lake JP, Ripley NJ, Triplett NT, Haff GG. Relative strength explains the differences in multi-joint rapid force production between sexes. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(2): e0296877.

CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Nimphius S, McBride JM, Rice PE, Goodman-Capps CL, Capps CR. Comparison of quadriceps and hamstring muscle activity during an isometric squat between strength-matched men and women. J Sports Sci Med. 2019;18(1):101–8.

PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Nimphius S. Exercise and sport science failing by design in understanding female athletes. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2019;14(9):1157–8.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Young W, Farrow D. A review of agility: practical applications for strength and conditioning. Strength Cond J. 2006;28:24–9.