Transfer.: How directly it builds the strength, speed and positions your sport needs.
Injury protection.: How well it guards against the injuries that are common in your sport.
Practicality.: How easy it is to learn and to fit around your sport practice.

The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work

When each one fits

Good reasons to choose broad jump

You want something easy to learn
You want the most direct carry-over to soccer
You want to train more muscles at once

Good reasons to choose Nordic curl

Staying injury-free is the priority
You want to work one muscle on its own

Broad Jump

Nordic Curl

You need

Nothing but the floor

Skill

Easy to learn

Takes some practice

Type

Compound

Isolation

Why they rank where they do

Broad Jump. Horizontal power, the same direction as acceleration.

Nordic Curl. Danish soccer teams that added Nordics had about 70% fewer acute hamstring injuries over a season.

Also compared for

American football

Ranking →

ABroad Jump#5 of 35
SNordic Curl#1 of 35

For American football, Nordic curl rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection. Broad jump carries over more directly to American football.

Side by side

Transfer

Excellent

Strong

Injury protection

Fair

Excellent

Practicality

Excellent

From the research

Petersen et al., 2011: Teams that added Nordic curls had about 70% fewer acute hamstring injuries over a season (3.8 vs 13.1 per 100 players). (942 Danish male professional and amateur players.)Cited for Nordic curl in soccer
van Dyk et al., 2019: Programmes that included Nordic curls reduced hamstring injuries by up to 51%. (A later reappraisal judged the effect less certain because of study selection.)Cited for Nordic curl in soccer and American football

Questions

Which is better for soccer, broad jump or Nordic curl?

For soccer, Nordic curl rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection. Broad jump carries over more directly to soccer. Both are good choices that build different things for soccer, so a plan can use both.

Is broad jump or Nordic curl easier to learn?

Broad jump is easier: it’s easy to learn, while Nordic curl takes some practice.

Can you do broad jump or Nordic curl at home?

Broad jump needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere. Nordic curl needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere.

Which does more to prevent soccer injuries, broad jump or Nordic curl?

Nordic curl: it rates Excellent for injury protection in our research rubric, against Fair for broad jump.

More comparisons

Broad Jump Nordic Curl Best for soccer

Broad Jump vs Nordic Curl

For soccer, Nordic curl rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection.

Broad jump carries over more directly to soccer.

Both are good choices that build different things for soccer, so a plan can use both.

What these mean

Transfer.: How directly it builds the strength, speed and positions your sport needs.
Injury protection.: How well it guards against the injuries that are common in your sport.
Practicality.: How easy it is to learn and to fit around your sport practice.

The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work

When each one fits

Good reasons to choose broad jump

You want something easy to learn
You want the most direct carry-over to soccer
You want to train more muscles at once

Good reasons to choose Nordic curl

Staying injury-free is the priority
You want to work one muscle on its own

Broad Jump

Nordic Curl

You need

Nothing but the floor

Skill

Easy to learn

Takes some practice

Type

Compound

Isolation

Why they rank where they do

Broad Jump. Horizontal power, the same direction as acceleration.

Nordic Curl. Danish soccer teams that added Nordics had about 70% fewer acute hamstring injuries over a season.

Also compared for

American football

Ranking →

ABroad Jump#5 of 35
SNordic Curl#1 of 35

For American football, Nordic curl rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection. Broad jump carries over more directly to American football.

Side by side

Transfer

Excellent

Strong

Injury protection

Fair

Excellent

Practicality

Excellent

From the research

Petersen et al., 2011: Teams that added Nordic curls had about 70% fewer acute hamstring injuries over a season (3.8 vs 13.1 per 100 players). (942 Danish male professional and amateur players.)Cited for Nordic curl in soccer
van Dyk et al., 2019: Programmes that included Nordic curls reduced hamstring injuries by up to 51%. (A later reappraisal judged the effect less certain because of study selection.)Cited for Nordic curl in soccer and American football

Questions

Which is better for soccer, broad jump or Nordic curl?

Is broad jump or Nordic curl easier to learn?

Broad jump is easier: it’s easy to learn, while Nordic curl takes some practice.

Can you do broad jump or Nordic curl at home?

Broad jump needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere. Nordic curl needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere.

Which does more to prevent soccer injuries, broad jump or Nordic curl?

Nordic curl: it rates Excellent for injury protection in our research rubric, against Fair for broad jump.