Intermediate exercise

Side Hop-Sprint

  • Agility
  • Power
  • Speed
  • Plyometrics

Technique

How to perform Side Hop-Sprint

  1. Stand to the side of a cone or hurdle.
  2. Begin this drill by hopping sideways over the obstacle, rebounding out of your landing to hop back to where you started.
  3. Hop for a prescribed number or repetitions as quickly as possible, and finish this drill by sprinting a short distance upon landing the last hop.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Medius0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Soleus0.5Mover
Tensor Fasciae Latae0.5Mover, Stabilizer