For American football
For American football, broad jump rates well ahead on our research criteria: more carry-over to American football.
Both are good choices that work the same way, so they swap freely. Rotating between them every few weeks is an easy way to vary your training.
The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work
Broad Jump. Horizontal power, the direction of your first steps. Also a Combine test.
For soccer, broad jump rates well ahead on our research criteria: more carry-over to soccer, easier to learn and fit in.
For swimming, broad jump rates higher on our research criteria: easier to learn and fit in.
For American football, broad jump rates well ahead on our research criteria: more carry-over to American football. Both are good choices that work the same way, so they swap freely. Rotating between them every few weeks is an easy way to vary your training.
About the same: both are easy to learn.
Box jump needs a plyo box, so for most people it’s a gym exercise. Broad jump needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere.
About the same: both rate Fair for injury protection in our research rubric.