“…Although little exists regarding hip strength in rodeo athletes, many studies have examined isometric adduction and abduction strength in hockey, soccer, and rugby athletes (12,29,30,33). In addition, neck strength has an inverse relationship with head kinematics, possibly reducing head and neck injuries (10,17,19). Similarly, metrics such as the reactive strength index (18), jump height, eccentric utilization ratio (24), and change of direction tests (11,22,34) have demonstrated beneficial relationships to performance in a wide variety of sports.…”