EXCEL: Building the Athletic Knee

ACL/Knee Program designed to improve core and lower extremity function, utilizing jump-training principles to meet the needs of high school athletes. This approach takes participants through an intense, functional program of education and exercise to prevent season-ending knee injuries while improving overall conditioning, giving each athlete a competitive advantage on the field or court.

Program Objectives

• Improve quad and hamstring strength
• Decrease harmful landings
• Increase vertical jump height
• Improve knee proprioception
• Enhance body control

High School Performance Enhancement Programs: Return to Play: ACL Transitional Program Ankle Plyometrics and Agility Program EXCEL: Building the Athletic Knee Runner’s Conditioning Program Sport Specific Performance Program The Throwing Athlete Conditioning Program

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Program Focus

• Train out injury causing habits
• Strength building of legs
• Jump and land training for improved balance and safety
• Learning the three-step cut to decelerate
• Retrain quads and hamstrings to fire at a more appropriate ratio to reduce strain on the ACL

Program Provides

• Pre and Post Video Analysis Testing of each athlete in vertical jump height and leg press test
• Three times per week, one-hour sessions for six weeks