This is a doctoral research projected conducted by Matthew Kritz at Auckland University of Technology in the field of sport biomechanics. Funding for this project has been awarded by the Star Sports Alliance and Auckland University of Technology.
It is the objective of this research project to investigate and develop a screen to help strength and conditioning professionals identify faulty movement patterns when athletes perform fundamental or 'primal' patterns (i.e. squat, lunge, upper body push, upper body pull, bend, twist and a single leg squat pattern)
It has been stated that the early detection of faulty strategies of movement, coupled with appropriate intervention strategies would likely increase sport performance, reduce the incident of chronic and acute injuries, while facilitating successful long-term athletic development.
If you are a strength and conditioning professional, physiotherapist, athletic trainer or biomechanist and would be interested in participating in a web survey pertaining to this project please click here.
