Return to sport testing: Single Leg Hop Test. Another great blog by Mick Hughes: Physiotherapist & Exercise Physiologist. "Last week I shared a simple clinical test (Star Excursion Balance Test) that can be used to help guide the decision-making process around returning to sport following lower limb injury. Here is another one; The Single Leg Hop Test. The goal of this test is to jump as far as possible on each leg, aiming to "stick" the land. The aim is to have the recently injured limb within

Single leg hop tests are an important assessment in determining a patient's readiness to return to sport following a lower limb injury such as ACL reconstruction and ankle sprain. However tests like the single and triple hop for distance don't assess the functional endurance of the lower limb, which is why I love the SIDE HOP test. Moral of the story; Hop as many times as you can for 30sec over 2 lines spaced 40cm apart. Landing on the line or inside the lines don't count. Aim is to be within 90