I'm not to sure what athletic teams are doing with their warm ups but for years prior to this, the teams at my college have called warming up the sets leading up to a heavy bench press. No longer is riding a bike for 5 minutes good enough to put your body in proper position to perform dynamic movements. Recently since being appointed S&C coach for football they have been getting acquainted with glute activation. After our quick complex and dynamic war up we get into a series of bridges, clam shells, wall slides, and various leg raises. Thinking they were awkward at first, it only took a short period of time for them to realize, WOW i needed that. The first sign was that many of them would comment on how the activation "killed!" This being good by the fact they are getting great activation but bad because they are very weak in these important areas. This was also amplified by a good number of people proclaiming they were sore from the activation. This is definitely a step in the right direction to getting them in the best position to avoid injuries as much as possible. Aside from soreness many have stated that they felt great after the workouts as if they had more energy and wanted to keep going once they were done warming up. This obviously shows a boost in subjective readiness provided by an unfamiliar stimulus. So, if you haven't been keeping up with your activation work just know your missing out on some serious energy, prevention, and basically functional well-being.
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