WHY DO WE DO DROP JUMPS?

Understanding why you do a specific activity/drill/exercise/workout in your training is crucal whether you are a coach or athlete.
You need to really understand why you are doing something and what the expected (and sometimes unintended outcomes) are going to be.
Hence, I started this new series on my YouTube channel.
We kick-off with drop jumps - a key plyometric exercise.
Look out for more "Why do we do's" over the next few months.

VIDEO TIME-LINE
Intro: Why do we do drops jumps
0.39min: What is a drop jump
History of - shock method devised by Soviet sports scientist Yuri Verkhoshansky
1.26min: The Why’s RFD (Rate of Force Development)
2.26min Neural adaptations
2.50min: Role of Tendons
4.04min: Stretch-Reflex
4.28min: Why do I include drop jumps in my training? They underpin our technical work and our sprinting
5.02min: Summing up and Euro u18s (I had a Hungarian athlete competing in the recent championships - so I link to how she did).