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. 2013 May-Jun;48(3):296–305. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.18

Table 1.

Overview of the Jump-Landing–Technique Intervention Programa

Week
Month
1: Technique
2: Fundamentals
3: Performance
Exercise
Repetitions or Hold Time
Left and Right Limbs?
Exercise
Repetitions or Hold Time
Left and Right Limbs?
Exercise
Repetitions or Hold Time
Left and Right Limbs?
1 Cocontraction 10 Yes Core stability 15 X-hop  6 Yes (cycles)
Wall squat 10 Pelvic bridge 10 Hop-hop-hold  8 Yes
Lateral jump and hold  8 Yes Repeated tuck-jumps 10 s Mattress jump 30 s
Front lunge 10 Squat jump 10 Single-legged 90°b  8 Yes
Step-hold  8 Yes Jump, single-legged hold  8 Yes Maximum-squat jump-hold 10 Yes
2 Cocontraction 10 Yes Pelvic bridge, single-legged 10 Crossover-hop-hop-hold  8 Yes
Squat 10 Prone bridge (elbow-knee) hip extension, shoulder flexion 10 Yes Single-legged 4-way hop-holdb  3 Yes (cycles)
Step-hold  8 Yes Side-to-side tuck jump 10 s Single-legged 90° ballb  8 Yes
Walking lunge 10 Single-legged lateral hop, hold  8 Yes Step, jump up, down, vertical jump  5 Yes
Lateral jump and hold  8 Yes Hop, hold  8 Yes Maximum-squat jump-hold 10
3 Squat 10 Single-legged pelvic bridgeb 10 Yes Single-legged 4-way hop-hold ballb  4 Yes (cycles)
Lateral jump and hold  8 Yes Prone bridge hip extension 10 Yes Single-legged 180° 10 Yes
Single tuck-jump, soft landing 10 Yes Side-to-side tuck jump 10 Yes Jump, jump, jump, vertical jump 10
Lunge jump 10 s Lateral hop 10 s Mattress jump 40 s
Lateral jump 10 Two-legged 90°  8 Yes Running, jump down on 1 leg, jump  8 Yes
4 Squat jump 10 Single-legged pelvic bridge ball 10 Yes Single-legged 180° 10 Yes
Lateral jump 10 s Prone bridge hip extension, opposed shoulder flexionb 10 Yes Jump, jump, jump, vertical jump 15
Double tuck jump  8 Lateral hop with ball 10 s Running, jump down on 1 leg, jump 10 Yes
Broad jump 10 Yes Single-legged lateral hop-hold  5 Yes Lay-upc 10
Scissor jump  8 Single-legged 90°  8 Yes Height jumpc 10
a

Performed 2×/wk for 10 min, with 1-min rest between repetitions.

b

Exercise on a mattress.

c

Sport-specific jumps for basketball; can be adjusted to the athlete's sport.