A lot of deceleration training is framed as simply “stopping.” In reality, deceleration is about tolerating high braking forces and then reorganizing the body quickly enough to redirect the center of mass and keep moving. Both strength and plyometrics can relate to COD and deceleration performance, depending on the task. Strength tends to matter more in force dominant or slower deceleration scenarios, while plyometrics show stronger relationships when time constraints are short and rapid force r