Stretching will decrease strength immediately after. Dynamic warm-ups where you work up to the range of motion of play is what you want. Greasing the groove is

Stretching will decrease strength immediately after. Dynamic warm-ups where you work up to the range of motion of play is what you want. Greasing the groove is another method to Google. Stretching is useful to increase range of movement if you don't have enough for a given sport. Injury prevention is more focused on eliminating muscle imbalances.