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      "name": "Gait",
      "description": "The cyclic, alternating single-leg pattern of walking and running that carries the body across the ground — the base of most field and endurance sport.",
      "keywords": "gait; gait cycle; running gait; locomotion; walking and running mechanics",
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      "name": "Pull",
      "description": "Drawing a load or your own body toward the torso — horizontal rows and vertical pull-ups — building the lats, mid-back and biceps and balancing the push.",
      "keywords": "pull movement pattern; pulling exercises; horizontal vs vertical pull; back and biceps training; rows and pull-ups",
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      "name": "Jump",
      "description": "The plyometric pattern of projecting the body off the ground through explosive triple extension and controlling the landing — the core expression of lower-body power.",
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      "slug": "squat",
      "name": "Squat",
      "description": "A knee-dominant pattern: bending the hips, knees and ankles to lower and rise while keeping the torso upright — the foundation of lower-body strength.",
      "keywords": "squat; squat movement pattern; knee-dominant exercise; lower body strength; squat muscles worked",
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      "name": "Push",
      "description": "Pressing a load or the body away from the torso — horizontally or overhead — by extending the shoulders and elbows, developing the chest, shoulders and triceps.",
      "keywords": "push movement pattern; pressing exercises; horizontal and vertical push; chest shoulders triceps; upper body push",
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      "name": "Lunge",
      "description": "A split-stance, single-leg-emphasis pattern: stepping or dropping into a staggered stance and pushing back up to build single-leg strength, balance and stability.",
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      "slug": "carry",
      "name": "Carry",
      "description": "Holding and transporting a load while keeping the trunk braced and stable — an anti-movement pattern that builds grip, core stability and full-body strength.",
      "keywords": "loaded carry; carry exercise; farmers carry; grip strength; core stability",
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      "description": "A hip-dominant pattern: bend forward at the hips with a flat back, minimal knee bend, then drive the hips tall — powers pulling from the floor and jumping.",
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      "description": "Rotating the trunk to generate and transfer power through the body's kinetic chain, plus anti-rotation — resisting unwanted twist to keep the trunk stable.",
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      "slug": "acceleration",
      "name": "Acceleration",
      "description": "The athletic pattern of building speed from a standing or slow start by driving large horizontal forces into the ground to project the body forward.",
      "keywords": "acceleration in sport; sprint acceleration mechanics; how athletes accelerate",
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      "slug": "backpedal",
      "name": "Backpedal",
      "description": "Controlled backward locomotion performed while facing forward, staying low and pushing off the balls of the feet in short strides to stay reactive and keep play in view.",
      "keywords": "backpedal; defensive backpedal; backpedal drill",
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      "slug": "bound",
      "name": "Bound",
      "description": "An exaggerated, horizontal springing stride that transfers from one leg to the opposite leg with a long flight phase, amplifying the mechanics of running.",
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      "slug": "catch",
      "name": "Catch",
      "description": "Receiving a moving object and securing it under control, absorbing its momentum by yielding along its path so kinetic energy is dissipated rather than rebounded away.",
      "keywords": "catching biomechanics; catch vs block; receiving a moving object",
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      "slug": "change-of-direction",
      "name": "Change of Direction",
      "description": "A planned redirection of the body from one movement vector to another, requiring an athlete to decelerate existing momentum and reaccelerate along a new line between two known points.",
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      "slug": "crossover-step",
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      "description": "A lateral or diagonal travelling step in which one leg crosses over the other with accompanying hip and trunk rotation, trading a stable base for greater reach and speed.",
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      "name": "Cut",
      "description": "A sharp, frequently reactive plant-and-redirect performed in a single decisive foot contact to evade an opponent or abruptly alter a line of travel.",
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      "name": "Deceleration",
      "description": "The athletic pattern of actively braking and absorbing momentum to slow or stop under control, producing eccentric forces that oppose the direction of travel.",
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      "slug": "glide",
      "name": "Glide",
      "description": "Glide is continuous, low-resistance locomotion in which the body holds a streamlined shape so that momentum generated by a preceding propulsive action carries it smoothly across a surface or through a medium.",
      "keywords": "glide movement biomechanics; swimming glide streamline; skating glide explained",
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      "name": "Hop",
      "description": "A single-leg spring that takes off from and lands on the same leg, using the stretch-shortening cycle to project the body vertically or horizontally.",
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      "name": "Kick",
      "description": "A ballistic single-support leg swing that whips force from the plant foot through the hip and knee to strike or propel a ball or target with the foot, distinct from the weight-bearing steps of locomotion.",
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      "description": "Extending a limb toward a distant point or object, often at full stretch, by projecting a distal segment beyond the body's resting envelope while a stabilised base preserves balance and control.",
      "keywords": "reach movement biomechanics; athletic reaching in sport; reach vs lunge",
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      "slug": "shuffle",
      "name": "Shuffle (Lateral Shuffle)",
      "description": "A low, athletic side-to-side stepping pattern in which the feet never cross, used to reposition and stay balanced and reactive while keeping the shoulders square to a target.",
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      "description": "A slide is a controlled, low-friction skid of the body or foot along a surface, used to brake, extend reach, or hold a line, where managed friction and a lowered centre of gravity govern the movement.",
      "keywords": "slide movement biomechanics; baseball slide technique; sliding tackle biomechanics",
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      "description": "A ballistic, whole-body hitting action that channels ground-generated force through a proximal-to-distal kinetic chain to deliver momentum to a target via the hand, an implement or a body part at the moment of contact.",
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