John B. Cronin

TL;DR: It was suggested that improving the power to weight ratio as well as plyometric training involving countermovement and loaded jump-squat training may be more effective for enhancing sport speed in elite players.

TL;DR: Water immersion may cause physiological changes within the body that could improve recovery from exercise and there may be a psychological benefit to athletes with a reduced cessation of fatigue during immersion.

TL;DR: There have not been any strength or power variables that significantly correlated with COD performance on a consistent basis and the magnitude of the correlations were, for the most part, small to moderate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of different combinations of kinematic and kinetic variables and their contribution to adaptation is unclear. But it is thought that strength and power adaptation is mediated by mechanical stimuli, that is the kinematics and kinetics associated with resistance exercise, and their interaction with other hormonal and metabolic factors.

TL;DR: The ability to change direction while sprinting is considered essential for successful participation in most team and individual sports and it has traditionally been thought that strength and power development would enhance change of direction (COD) performance as discussed by the authors.