Jumping sports involve hundreds of landings every week. How athletes land affects how much load goes through the knees and ankles, and landing technique is often discussed in relation to knee injuries.
Softer landings with bent knees and hips spread the load over more joints and more time
The knee collapsing inwards (dynamic valgus) on landing is a pattern many injury-prevention programmes try to reduce
Landing on both feet is easier to control; single-leg landings and landings after contact are harder
Neuromuscular training programmes that include landing technique have shown benefits in reducing some knee injuries