By now its fairly well established that static stretching does not protect hamstrings from injury or reduce inherent tightness
So if you do have tight hamstrings we have to look at the bigger picture and assess both connections above in the torso and at the front of the hip as well. One great exercise for incorporating more of our functional mechanics into our hamstring prehab is shown below
Do the exercise as part of your warm up aiming for 3 x 15 – 20s on each side
If you struggle with the above exercise try the simplified version below and work up to doing the first exercise