Movement Competency Screen

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)
 POWER THEY
HOW ATHLETES PRODUCE POWER IS MORE

PRODUCE
Developed by Matt Kritz

Movement
competency
is
described
as
the
ability
to
move
free
of
dysfunc6on
or
pain.

Mo
vement
dysfunc6on
has
been
expressed
as
movement
strategies
that
contribute
more
to
injury
than

performance.
An
athlete’s
movement
competency
is
influenced
by
several
variables.

The
responsibility
of
the
stre
ngth
and
condi6oning
professional
is
to
insure
that
the
training
prescribed
enhances
performance
a
nd
does
not
contribute
to
injury.

The
best
way
to
improve
movement,
is
to
move.

However,

m
ovement
under
a
load
greater
than
what
the
athlete’s
movement
competency
can
support
will
forc
e
the
athlete
to
compensate
and
over
6me
compensa6on
will
nega6vely
affect
health
and
performa
nce.

The
objec6ve
of
the
movement
competency
screen
(MCS)
is
to
iden6fy
which
fundamental
moveme
nt
paGerns
can
be
aggressively
loaded
and
which
require
developmental
aGen6on.



The
fundamental
movement
paGerns
that
are
evident
in
ac6vi6es
of
daily
living
and
strengt
h
training
programs
to
varying
degrees
are;
the
squat
paGern,
lunge
paGern,
upper
body
push
paG
ern,
upper
body
pull
paGern,
bend
paGern,
twist
paGern,
and
single
leg
squat
paGern.

The
MCS
is
made
up
of
five
movements
that
provide
the
athlete
with
an
opportunity
to
de
monstrate
their
movement
competency
within
each
fundamental
paGern.

The
MCS
movements
are

performed
with
a
body
weight
load
and
are
the
squat,
lunge-and-twist,
bend-and-pull,
push
up,
an
d
single
leg
squat.

To
use
the
MCS
to
screen
your
athlete’s
movement
competency,
video
record
or
watch
an

athlete
perform
three
repe66ons
of
each
of
the
MCS
movements
from
the
front
and
side.

Refer
t
o
the
MCS
criteria
to
iden6fy
which
areas
do
not
match
the
screening
criteria.

Use
the
MCS
scree
ning
sheet
to
document
the
primary
and
secondary
areas
you
believe
are
problema6c
based
on
the

screening
criteria.

Add
up
the
primary
and
secondary
marks
to
determine
the
load
level
for
each

paGern.

The
load
levels
are
variable
resistance
that
challenge
the
paGern
in
a
progressive
manner.


The
load
levels
are
level
1)
assisted,
2)
body
weight
and
3)
external
mass.

The
objec6ve
of
progre
ssing
a
paGern
with
an
accommoda6ng
load
is
to
challenge
the
paGern
with
a
resistance
that
facili
tates
good
mechanics.

In
other
words
use
a
load
level
that
allows
the
athlete
to
perform
the
fun
damental
paGern
correctly.

Level
1
assists
the
paGern
by
aGenua6ng
the
body
weight
force.

Leve
l
2
challenges
the
paGern
with
the
body
weight
force.
Level
3
introduces
modali6es
to
body
weigh
t
that
provide
further
external
resistance
such
as
free
weights.


THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)

 


The
MCS
is
a
simple
tool
that
will
provide
valuable
informa6on
about
an
athlete’s
move
ment
ability
and
offer
the
strength
and
condi6oning
professional
programming
solu6ons
to
ensure
t
he
athlete’s
movement
competency
can
accommodate
the
desired
training.

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)
THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)
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MCS
Score
SCREENING
INSTRUCTIONS​:

Based
on
the
MCS
criteria
mark
the
PRIMARY
or
SECONDARY
area

that
is
of
concern
when
observing
the
athlete
perform
the
MCS
movement
patterns.


PRIMA LOAD

PATTERN SECONDARY LEVEL​ COMMENTS
RY
o SHOULDER o HEAD 1
o S
 o KNEES
o LUMBAR o 2
DEPTH
SQUAT o HIPS o 3
BALANCE
ANKLES/FE
ET
o BALANCE o HEAD 1
LUNGE
&
T o LUMBAR o KNEES
WIST o HIPS o DEPTH 2
(The
Lunge) o ANKLES/FE 3
ET
o SHOULDER o HEAD 1
o S
 o KNEES
LUNGE
&
T o LUMBAR o DEPTH
2
WIST o HIPS o 3
BALANCE
(The
Twist)
ANKLES/FE
ET
o SHOULDER o HEAD 1
BEND
&
PUL o S
 o KNEES
L o LUMBAR o 2
ANKLES/FEET
(The
Bend) o HIPS o BALANCE 3
DEPTH
o SHOULDER o HEAD 1
o S
 o KNEES
BEND
&
PUL o LUMBAR o 2
ANKLES/FEET
L (The
Pull) o HIPS o 3
BALANCE
DEPTH
o HEAD
 o HIPS 1
o SHOULDER o KNEES
PUSH
UP oS o ANKLES
/
FEE
2
o LUMBAR o T 3
DEPTH BALANCE
o DEPTH o HEAD 1
SINGLE
L o LUMBAR o SHOULDERS
EG
SQU o HIPS o 2
KNEES
AT o ANKLES
/
 o BALANCE 3
FEET
SCORING
INSTRUCTIONS

Load
Level PRIMARY SECONDARY Considerations

1 2+


and
/
or




 The
numbers
in
the
PRIMARY
and
SECONDARY
columns

4 depict
the
number
of
areas
that
were
marked
during
the

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)

 2 1





and
/or



 screen.

Select
the
1,
2
or
3
in
the
Load
Level
column
after
adding
up
t

0-3 he
checked
areas
for
each
pattern.



0




and
/or





3
0-2

SCORING

GOOD MODERATE POOR

17
-
21 11
-
16 7
-
10

Athlete




​Sloppy
Joe​



















Sport







​Hockey​





















Date









​March
2009
​






MCS
Score


​9
SCREENING
INSTRUCTIONS​:

Based
on
the
MCS
criteria
mark
the
PRIMARY
or
SECONDARY
area

that
is
of
concern
when
observing
the
athlete
perform
the
MCS
movement
patterns.


PRIMA SECONDARY
PATTERN LOAD
 COMMENTS
RY LEVEL​
★SHOULDERS o HEAD 1 Can’t
keep
elbows
behind
ears
during
squat.

Flexes
lumbar
during
squat.

Squats

★
 ★ KNEES with
knee
First
strategy.
★LUMBAR o DEPTH 2
SQUAT o HIPS o BALANCE 3
ANKLES/FE
ET
★BALANCE o HEAD 1 Balance
an
issue
when
left
leg
leads,
arches
through
the
lumbar
to
achieve
lunge

distance
LUNGE
&
TW ★LUMBAR o KNEES
IST o o DEPTH 2
HIPS
o
(The
Lunge) ANKLES/FE 3
ET
★SHOULDERS o HEAD 1 Does
not
initiate
rotation
with
thoracic
spine
appears
to
rotate
through
lumbar
re
★
 o KNEES gion.


LUNGE
&
TW o
LUMBAR o DEPTH 2
IST o HIPS o BALANCE 3
(The
Twist)
ANKLES/FE
ET
o SHOULDERS o HEAD 1 Bends
through
the
lumbar.

Does
not
initiate
bend
through
the
hips.
★
 o KNEES
BEND
&
PUL ★
LUMBAR o ANKLES/FEE 2
L (The
Bend) o o T 3
HIPS
DEPTH BALANCE
★SHOULDERS o HEAD 1 Does
not
retract
scapulae
when
pulling.

o
 o KNEES
BEND
&
PUL o o ANKLES/FEE 2
LUMBAR
L (The
Pull) o o T 3
HIPS
DEPTH BALANCE
o HEAD
 ★ HIPS 1 Hips
positioned
low,
lumbar
too
extended.


o SHOULDERS o KNEES
PUSH
UP ★LUMBAR o ANKLES
/
FE 2
o DEPTH o ET 3
BALANCE

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)

 ★DEPTH o HEAD 1 
Squat
initiated
with
the
knees
not
hips.

¼
depth
and
balance
an
issue
on
both
l
o o egs.
SINGLE
LE LUMBAR SHOULDERS
★
G
SQUA HIPS ★ KNEES 2
T o ANKLES
/
F ★ BALANCE 3
EET
SCORING
INSTRUCTIONS

Load
Level PRIMARY SECONDARY Considerations

1 2+


and
/
or



 The
numbers
in
the
PRIMARY
and
SECONDARY
columns


4 depict
the
number
of
areas
that
were
marked
during
the
2 1





and
/or


 screen.

Select
the
1,
2
or
3
in
the
Load
Level
column
after
adding
up
the


0-3 
checked
areas
for
each
pattern.



0




and
/or




3

0-2
SCORING

GOOD MODERATE POOR

17
-
21 11
-
16 7
-
10

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)

THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)
THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)
THE​ ​MOVEMENT COMPETENCY SCREEN (MCS)