Stretching
Although stretching is anecdotally one of the most used recovery
strategies, the literature examining the effects of stretching as a
recovery method is sparse. In team sport athletes, Kinugasa and
Kilding, (2009) assessed the effects of 7 min of static stretching
following a football game. Stretching was not as effective as CWT
or a combined recovery (CWT and active recovery) for improving
the subject’s perceived recovery. Similarly, Montgomery et al.
(2008) reported that a combined recovery strategy (stretching and
carbohydrate intake) performed immediately after three basketball
games over 3 d was not as effective as CWI for restoring physical
performance (20 m sprint, basketball specific running drill, sit and
reach test).