Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Fundamental movement competency is essential for participation in physical activity and for mitigating the risk of injury, which are both key elements of health throughout life.
The squat movement pattern is arguably one of the most primal and critical fundamental movements necessary to improve sport performance, to reduce injury risk and to support lifelong physical activity. Based on current evidence, this first 1 of 2 report deconstructs the technical performance of the back squat as a foundation training exercise and presents a novel dynamic screening tool that incorporates identification techniques for functional deficits that limit squat performance and injury resilience.
The follow-up report will outline targeted corrective methodology for each of the functional deficits presented in the assessment tool. Keywords: functional deficit identification, injury prevention, physical activity, screening tool, sport performance, squat.
Fundamental movement skills are essential for participation in physical activity and mitigating the risk of injury, which are both key elements of health throughout life.
Some fundamental movement patterns include running, throwing, lunging, and squatting, 25 and these fundamental movements have direct biomechanical and neuromuscular implications to successful performance with dynamic tasks inherent to many popular sports and physical activities enjoyed by youth and young adults. The squat movement pattern is required for essential activities of daily living such as sitting, lifting and most sporting activities.
