Overhead-Hold Deep Squat
The Overhead-Hold–Deep Squat allows the Coaches at Go Sports to see quite a few things:
- Whether the athlete has a balanced squat, left and right, forward and back.
- How the Hamstrings, Glutes and Lower-back musculature works together.
- How Flexible the Hamstrings, Glutes and Calves are.
- How the Shoulders and Thoracic Spine work together.
- Weather the athlete has problems aligning their feet, knees and hips in an athletic and safe position.
- Weather the athlete has proper range of motion in their ankles, knees, hips, and thoracic region of the upperback.
We use this test to look at how well the athlete functions and to see what range of motion can go through. We are not just concerned about flexibility; we are also concerned about the joints operating in a proper range of motion and in the way that they’re supposed to. Most people think of muscles by themselves, at GO: Sports we think of the muscles in the way that they function together, which is, making joints move correctly.
This test is so important, that only 2 coaches have been trained enough at GO: Sports to do it accurately and again, this test is unique to GO: Sports .
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How We Score:
Each test has a maximum score of 5, and the lowest score of 0. Scoring is set up based on national averages per age group and sex. Below 50% of the national average will earn a score of 0.
- 51% - 60% - Score 1
- 61% - 70% - Score 2
- 71% - 80% - Score 3
- 81% - 90% - Score 4
- 91% - 100% - Score 5
