Acute athletic performance differences may ultimately decide what teams or individuals are successful in competition. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a novel acupressure modality in comparison to a dynamic warm-up and contrast training on acute athletic performance in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) collegiate athletes. Nine collegiate athletes were involved in the study and completed four different potentiation protocols: control (cycling), contrast training, dynamic warm-up, and acupressure (RPR). The participants completed each protocol on separate days before performing a countermovement jump, which assessed mean peak displacement, acceleration, velocity, and power on a force plate, and a T-test, which assessed change of direction performance. A repeated measures ANOVA was used to assess interactions and main effects between the protocols. A significant main effect was found when comparing mean peak displacement, velocity, and power between the dynamic warm-up and acupressure protocols. There was also a significant main effect when comparing mean peak power between the dynamic warm-up and control protocols. Practitioners may use this information to optimize acute performance by using a dynamic warm-up before training or competition. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]