The benefits of an agility grid such as this when preparing to return to playing field sports include the following:

👊🏻Change of Direction Load - The muscles used to accelerate, decelerate and work in different planes of movement can be conditioned to ensure they can tolerate the rigours of the sport you are returning to. The amount of load can be controlled by the intensity of what the grid is completed at.

👊🏻 Improve Change of Direction mechanics - This drill can be a great tool if a player is returning from an ACL injury or hip/groin injury, to help cue certain postures when changing direction. For example, when the player turns 180 degrees in the above grid, analyze trunk alignment/hip and knee position/where the outside leg lands to see if you can help mitigate future injury risk and help improve performance.

To see an example of an agility grid in rehab, please click the following link https://www.instagram.com/p/C5fkrX3vm9N/