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Three highlights from GAINcast interview with 1080 Motion’s Ola Eriksrud

Ola Eriksrud and Vern Gambetta covered as much ground as they could in 45 minutes on a recent GAINcast interview. Highlights included Eriksrud’s perspectives on hamstring injuries, movement efficiency and the meaningless use of the word “core.” Ola Eriksrud is a professor of biomechanics and 1080 Motion’s director of research and development. Far from being […]

World Series: Comparing Astros’ and Dodgers’ man-games lost, Lost-WAR

Major League Baseball teams defy a simple or clear relationship between player injuries and team performance. The team that has suffered the most injuries since 2010 – the Los Angeles Dodgers – also won the most games in that span. They have been to the National League Champions Series three times, and are now in […]

1080 Sprint research: 20m sprint kinetics for basketball testing and training

The kinetics of a 20-meter sprint may tell a coach more about an athlete’s ability than just their speed. Drs. Jeremy Townsend and Gerald Mangine used the 1080 Sprint to parse a 20-meter sprint and correlate the power, force and velocity to other assessment exercises with collegiate basketball players. Selecting exercises that efficiently and faithfully […]

Non-league football opening to performance staff for injury prevention

Boston Town FC’s first performance specialist, Arun Gray, is a one-man operation for injury prevention, strength and conditioning, rehab and return-to-play. He works under an unusual mix of incentives, maintaining his players’ readiness for the pitch and for their day jobs. Three of the Premier League’s most expensive players are out of the lineup with […]

Eccentric and isometric training to prevent hamstring injuries in rugby

Preventing hamstring injuries is a major consideration for strength and conditioning coaches in field sports. Hamstring injuries have a 12-14% recurrence rate, with the re-injury often requiring more days away from training and competition than the initial trauma. Reducing an athlete’s risk of a hamstring injury is therefore one of the most important investments a […]

Fusing training and testing with the 1080 Sprint at The Hockey Summit

Justin Roethlingshoefer used the 1080 Sprint to merge testing and training for on-ice and dry-land work at The Hockey Summit. The data from jump and sprint testing tracked the players’ progression across the six-week camp, with insight at the day-to-day level. Roethlingshoefer performed on-ice testing with the 1080 Sprint every two weeks, with protocols for […]

1080 Motion in the clinic: John Bowskill on proactive sports medicine for golf

John Bowskill has seen a significant shift in how golfers manage their seasons and careers to prevent injury and extend their prime playing years. The ascendant generation of golfers make time for strength and conditioning, proper lifestyle and – above all – recovery so they can stay resilient in a sport with little off-season. John […]

1080 MAP research: Validating the hand reach star excursion balance test

Ola Eriksrud and his colleagues recently published the first study showing the reliability and validity of a hand reach-based movement assessment. Their test will allow researchers and coaches to explore the relationship between dynamic postural control, balance and functional mobility of whole-body movements in athletic development, rehabilitation and injury prevention. Nearly every upper extremity movement […]

From severe injury to the U.S. Open in 6 months: Isokinetic shoulder rehab in tennis

Over the course of a few months in 2016, Rebecca Peterson went from having a slight pain in her arm to being unable to hit a forehand or serve. As the pain progressed she tried the usual range of therapies, tests and treatments. None reversed the trend and, compounding her frustration, nothing pointed towards a […]

Change of direction testing and training in tennis: 1080 Sprint applications

Tennis players must execute shots while decelerating as part of a change of direction. Many methods of testing and training change of direction fall short of accurately capturing tennis’ specific demands. Most methods of testing and training change of direction (CoD) have two significant short-comings. First, they include a disproportionate amount of linear running. A […]