For soccer
For soccer, lateral bound rates higher on our research criteria: more injury protection.
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 same direction as acceleration.
Lateral Bound. Lateral power for cutting and changing direction.
For American football, the two are close. Broad jump rates slightly higher: more carry-over to American football. Lateral bound does more to prevent injuries.
For soccer, lateral bound rates higher on our research criteria: more injury protection. 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.
Broad jump needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere. Lateral bound needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere.
Lateral bound: it rates Good for injury protection in our research rubric, against Fair for broad jump.