Coordination and variability during anticipated and unanticipated sidestepping

Our results suggest that coordination becomes more in-phase and the variability of this coordination increases as a function of task complexity and reduced planning time as that which occurs in unanticipated sporting task scenarios. Consequently, injury prevention programs must incorporate perceptual components in order to optimise planning time and coordinate appropriate postural adjustments to reduce external knee joint loading and subsequent injury risk in sport.