deceleration training

Definition

Practicing the ability to safely slow down momentum, crucial for injury prevention in sports requiring direction changes. It's teaching your body to hit the brakes effectively, because acceleration without deceleration is just falling with style.

Example Usage

The basketball program emphasized deceleration training to reduce ACL injuries during the chaotic stop-and-go nature of the game.

Origin

From sports performance and injury prevention research

Fun Fact

Most ACL injuries occur during deceleration and cutting movements, not contact, making deceleration training potentially more important than speed work.

Source: Sports performance and injury prevention literature

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