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Knee control: jumping and landing
- 5 min
- 2–22 players
- 7v7
- 9v9
- 11v11
- Football fitness
Jump and landing training to protect the knees. Jump and land softly with bent knees and hips, knee over the foot and a stable trunk. Every landing should be quiet, and you stand still for a second before the next jump. Do 30–60 seconds, two sets. Start with the easier variant (level A) and move to the harder one (level B) once the movement is clean. See the video. Based on the Swedish Football Association programme Knee Control (SISU Idrottsböcker, Folksam, Linköping University). The film is a clip from the original Knee Control football series on YouTube (channel nittisjuelva), not from the SvFF channel itself.
What the coach should look for
- Quiet landing: bend knee and hip.
- Knee over the foot, never inwards.
- Stand still for a second after each landing.
- Stop the set if the landing gets sloppy.
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