Shuffle Steps This drill, designed for beginners, emphasizes the fundamentals of ‘shuffling’ a player’s feet. Although, shuffling is not a motion that can always be executed in competition, it is a good way to teach young volleyball players body control and a smooth approach. Drill Description: One player tosses the ball at another who passes…
Be Aggressive. Exit Theatre Mode. … Master the Healing System. Health is the green bar at the very bottom middle of the screen. … Know Your Arsenal and Prepare For All Scenarios. Exit Theatre Mode. … Consistent Weapon Slotting. Exit Theatre Mode. … Aim Low. … Build Build Build! … Get Down and Stay Down….
Parents … if you don’t think Coaches are watching – THINK AGAIN! Coach Pat Fitzgerald on Northwestern’s recruiting: “An increasingly larger part of the evaluation of the prospect, for us, is evaluating the parents. It’s a big part of the evaluation. If the parents don’t fit, then we may punt on the player & not…
How to get the arms you’ve always dreamed of! What to lift: For dumbbell exercises, use five to 10-pound weights. Once you can easily do 12 repetitions, try heavier weights. How many repetitions: Complete one to two sets of eight to 12 repetitions for each of the exercises you do. Best Arm Exercises: Side raise • Stand…
Conditioning is always an important factor when it comes to fielding a successful basketball team. It’s particularly important when teams return from a summer break. With that in mind, we asked the USA Basketball Coaches Network: What is your favorite conditioning workout? Don Showalter, head coach, Iowa City High School (Iowa) For our conditioning we…
Running Back Blocking Drill: Strike, Extension and Finish Strike Drill One player is going to get on the knees and they will work on isolating body parts while learning to strike up and in, extending the hips. This would be used for a linebacker coming in on a blitz. It’s important to learn to stay…
Shuffle Steps This drill, designed for beginners, emphasizes the fundamentals of ‘shuffling’ a player’s feet. Although, shuffling is not a motion that can always be executed in competition, it is a good way to teach young volleyball players body control and a smooth approach. Drill Description: One player tosses the ball at another who passes…
How to get the arms you’ve always dreamed of! What to lift: For dumbbell exercises, use five to 10-pound weights. Once you can easily do 12 repetitions, try heavier weights. How many repetitions: Complete one to two sets of eight to 12 repetitions for each of the exercises you do. Best Arm Exercises: Side raise • Stand…
If your ball has found the rough with your tee shot, the next decision you make is extremely important. One of the biggest mistakes most golfers make is not evaluating their lie in the rough properly. If you are too aggressive, and do not anticipate how the club face will react to your lie, you…
In softball hitting, the grip is one of the most critical parts of a quick bat swing. And it’s how you grip the bat, how tightly you grip the bat, and in what position you grip the bat, that are important. If you follow some simple rules, you will definitely see your bat speed improve!…
There will be days this summer when your outdoor workouts are perfect. You’ll breeze through a HIIT routine or bang out a bodyweight workout at a local park, and you’ll keep your cool—literally and figuratively. But then there will be days when there’s no trace of a breeze, and your body’s taken such a banging,…
Great field hockey players understand that a team filled with skilled individuals is not as effective as a team that plays together. That means you have to support your teammates. A supportive team, along with team chemistry, will lead to more passes, shots, and goals. Therefore, how you move the ball and how you move…
By Rob Van Valkenburgh | Mon, Jan 30 | Strength Training, Strength and Conditioning, High School Strength and Conditioning, Programming This three part series addresses the specific goals of each phase and how an effective high school level coach should program in order to provide their athletes with a comprehensive and effective off-season regimen. In…
Conditioning is always an important factor when it comes to fielding a successful basketball team. It’s particularly important when teams return from a summer break. With that in mind, we asked the USA Basketball Coaches Network: What is your favorite conditioning workout? Don Showalter, head coach, Iowa City High School (Iowa) For our conditioning we…
Train in the athletic stance. Using an athletic stance during training increases the benefits of your drills and conditioning exercises. There are three basic athletic stance positions to choose from. Select the one that feels the most natural to you and make sure that you always begin your training sessions in this stance.[1] Universal. Stand…
Current Player Development Model The Bad Stuff Current model: Bad Stuff Emphasizes winning vs. player development: Travel ball coaches have different motivations for coaching, but the large majority of coaches will play the win-at-all-costs approach rather than put the player’s skill and character development first. $$$$$ Travel Ball Baseball can get expensive quickly often several…
