Tasks Description
Step Down Participants were instructed to lower themselves from a 0.22 m step, tap the opposite heel to the floor, then return to the starting position. This motion was repeated five times without stopping.
Lateral Shuffle Participants were instructed to shuffle to the side as quickly as possible (4.6 m runway), plant only the tested limb on the force plate, then switch directions and shuffle back to the start. This motion was repeated two times without stopping.
Deceleration Participants were instructed to run forward as quickly as possible (4.6 m runway), plant only the tested limb on the force plate, then backpedal to the starting position. This motion was repeated two times without stopping.
Triple Hop Participants were instructed to perform three consecutive maximal forward hops on the tested limb and stick the landing on the force plate. The starting distance was 90% of the maximal hop length, measured from the center of the force plate. Maximal hop length was established prior to biomechanical testing.
Side-Step-Cut Participants were instructed to run forward as quickly as possible (4.6 m runway), plant only the tested limb on the force plate, then turn 90°.