ForceDecks Test: Land and Hold Protocol

• Standing on ground or elevated platform (e.g. box), immediately behind force plates.
• Normal standing posture
• Hands on hips
• Chest up and looking forward

Note: One example protocol suggests starting position should be 70cm from centre of ForceDecks (Does, Brink, Benjaminse, Visscher, Lemmink, 2016), but many practitioners prefer different distances

1. Zero plates – Ensure nothing is touching plates and click "Zero Platforms".
2. Step on plates – Ask individual to step on the plates.
3. Weigh individual – Click “Measure Weight”. The individual must remain completely still, and the colour display must register green before accepting body weight.
4. Assume starting position – Ask individual to assume starting position.
5. Start Recording – Click ”Start Recording”.
6. Perform jump - Instruct the individual to:
   1. Keep chest up and looking forward:
   2. Jump with the desired leg(s); and
   3. Land on the plates with the same leg(s); then
   4. Remain completely still on the force plates for 2-3 seconds; then
   5. Assume the starting position again.
7. Repeat jump – Repeat step 6 to record a total of 3 reps.
8. Stop recording – Click "Stop Recording".
9. Review – Review that reps and test type have been detected correctly. You can manually correct the test type and/or manually mark trial ranges, if required.
10. Analyse – Click "Analyse and Save" - to move directly to next individual; or Click "Analyse" – to review result