Knee valgus on plant foot
Knee collapses inward at peak force — high ACL risk.
Overactive muscles
Adductor complexTFL
Corrective work
Foam RollAdductors↗Foam RollTFL↗StretchButterfly adductor stretch↗Sport · Lower Body
Deceleration / Change of Direction
Coaching cues
- Lower center of mass before the cut — don't stay upright
- Penultimate step: wide and braking, foot outside of body
- Plant foot; knee bends — hip and glute absorb the force
- Push off aggressively — triple extension in the new direction
Common faults 2
Upright posture — no hip hinge on decel
Force absorbed passively by joints, not muscles.
Overactive muscles
QuadricepsGastrocnemius
Corrective work
Foam RollCalves↗StretchWall calf stretch↗