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ABSTRACT INTERLIMB ASYMMETRIES HAVE BEEN A COMMON SOURCE OF INVESTIGATION IN RECENT YEARS WITH MOST STUDIES HIGHLIGHTING ITS PREVALENCE IN A RANGE OF ATHLETIC TASKS. FEW HAVE TESTED WHETHER REDUCING INTERLIMB DIFFERENCES IS REQUIRED FOR IMPROVED PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE. FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT MAY EXIST, WHICH PRACTITIONERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE STARTING TRAINING INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE THESE DIFFERENCES. THIS ARTICLE WILL DISCUSS THE AVAILABLE BODY OF LITERATURE PERTAINING TO THE REDUCTION OF INTERLIMB ASYMMETRIES TO DATE AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF TRAINING PROGRAMS TO SHOW HOW THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED IF THEIR REDUCTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY.