   Cincinnati SportsMedicine’s Sportsmetrics™, the training program scientifically proven to increase jump height and reduce the risk of serious knee injury! Female athelets are 4-6 times more likely to injure their ACL that’s why there is Sportsmetrics™.
Sportsmetrics™ is a scientifically proven ACL injury prevention program. The program is a six-week jump training program that incorporates proper stretching, special plyometric exercises and weight training. The program was developed by Dr. Frank Noyes and the doctors and researchers at Cincinnati SportsMedicine Research and Education Foundation, leaders in developing programs to ensure athletes play well and stay well. The program focuses on preventing ACL injuries by developing overall leg strength as well as improving balance in strength from the front to the back of the thigh.
How does Sportsmetrics™ work?
Why is Sportsmetrics™ training so unique?
How do I get started?
What is the Sportsmetrics™ program like?
What are people saying about Sportsmetrics™?
Words from Cincinnati.
How does Sportsmetrics™ Work?
To help prevent knee injuries, athletes need to relearn how to react. Sportsmetrics™ does this through a specialized progression of jump/plyometric drills, teaching athletes proper techniques for jumping and landing. These drills are supplemented by work outs that focus on correcting muscle imbalances, increase overall leg strength; improve symmetry in right-to-left leg power. Workouts also help to balance strength between the front and back of the thigh giving athletes better control on the field or court. Athletes will expect to see improvements with power and strength and even an improved vertical jump. Return to top Why is Sportsmetrics™ training so unique? Sportsmetrics™ is not just another plyometric training program. Training proceeds from technique development to performance enhancement with each session building on the previous bout of training. The strength and flexibility components have also been carefully reviewed for safety and effectiveness. Essential to the success of the athlete is the trainer interaction and feedback throughout the program. Student to trainer ratios are kept at 6 to 1 or better to ensure that each athlete receives individualized recommendations and attention. Return to top How do I get started? Sportsmetrics™ starts with a video analysis of the athlete which compares objective measurements to a database of over 800 athletes to determine their risk of ACL injury. Along with video analysis athletes are screened for flexibility and their vertical jump height. Screening determines the athlete’s risk for injury at which point they can start the 6 week program with our instructors. Return to top What is the Sportsmetrics™ program like? Sportsmetrics™ consists of 4 components, a dynamic warm-up, plyometric jump training, strength training and increasing flexibility. The dynamic warm-up prepares the body for activity with functional based activities that use sport specific motions. It raises core body temperature, increases blood flow to the muscles and improves flexibility, balance and coordination. After completing this warm-up, the athlete will be physically prepared for training. The core of the Sportsmetrics™ program, are the plyometrics. They focus on correct jumping technique and are divided into three two-week phases. Each two-week phase has a different training focus and the exercises change correspondingly. Plyometrics develop muscle control and strength critical for reducing the risk of knee injury and also for increasing jump height. With emphasis on body alignment and form, Sportsmetrics™ provides structured strength training guidance. A combination of strength training options is used to focus on development of core strength and improving overall muscular efficiency. The final component of the program is flexibility which is essential to achieve maximum muscle length to allow muscles to work with power through complete range of motion. This is important for decreasing injury and post-training muscle soreness. Like the rest of the training components in Sportsmetrics™, stretches are performed as part of the training session. Return to top What are people saying about Sportsmetrics™? Cincinnati SportsMedicine Research and Education Foundation received the Excellence in Research award from the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. The Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Magazine joined in the excitement with full-page articles reporting the Sportsmetrics™ results. Sportsmetrics™ has been featured in The New York Times, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Health, and on Good Morning America and Channel Five News. Return to top
Words from Cincinnati
Today, 27 years after a federal mandate was enacted to provide gender equity in sports, a new generation of female athletics has emerged. Sportsmetrics™ is the first program scientifically proven athletes to decrease knee injuries in female athletes. Neuromuscular training not only increases muscular power and jump height, but also decreases impact forces at the knee. Sportsmetrics™ focuses on the female athlete’s needs in training but Sportsmetrics™ is not just for females! Males will benefit from developing overall leg strength and perfecting jumping and landing mechanics, too. Return to top Sportsmetrics™ develops strong athletes with good technique to
prevent injury and enhance performance.
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