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What is Change of Direction?
The ability to decelerate and quickly move a different way.
In context
Change of Direction is a key concept in sports performance. The ability to decelerate and quickly move a different way. Knowing what it means — and how it connects to the rest of your training — turns it from jargon into something you can actually use in the gym.
Nishaana is built around ideas like this: it tracks the numbers behind them automatically, so the theory shows up as real progress in your logbook rather than staying abstract.
Related sports performance terms
Common questions.
What does change of direction mean?
The ability to decelerate and quickly move a different way.
What category does change of direction belong to?
Change of Direction is a term from sports performance in strength and fitness training. Browse more sports performance terms in the Nishaana glossary.
Why does change of direction matter for training?
Understanding change of direction helps you train and program more deliberately — it is one of the ideas that separates guessing from a real, repeatable system.
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