For soccer
For soccer, single-leg RDL rates higher 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.
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.
Single-Leg RDL. Hamstring and hip strength with balance on one leg, the base for sprinting and sudden stops.
For American football, broad jump rates higher on our research criteria: more carry-over to American football. Single-leg RDL does more to prevent injuries.
For golf, single-leg RDL rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection, more carry-over to golf.
For soccer, single-leg RDL rates higher 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.
Broad jump is easier: it’s easy to learn, while single-leg RDL takes some practice.
Broad jump needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere. Single-leg RDL needs dumbbells, so a home gym covers it.
Single-leg RDL: it rates Strong for injury protection in our research rubric, against Fair for broad jump.