Improving sprint mechanics through the Sprint Mechanics Assessment Score (S-MAS)

Why do practitioners need a qualitative movement screening tool to assess sprint running mechanics? The ability to perform repeat maximal effort sprint running actions is a key performance requirement in both team and individual sports. However, sprint running exposure is also associated with injury risk, with more than 50% of hamstring strain injuries in football and rugby occurring during maximal effort sprinting.[1-3] Sprint running mechanics are among the factors associated with hamstring strain injuries [4-7] and should be considered part of holistic injury prevention and rehabilitation p...