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ESports – General | 2 Simple Tricks to Win more Fortnite Games in 2021
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We’re deep into Season 5 of Chapter 2 Fortnite. Along the 15 seasons of play, we’ve all worked up the ladder of skill to eventually get that very first Victory Royale at some point in time. For all the newer players out there, this one’s for you. Players have had just north of three years…
Fitness – General | Benefits of Using Bumper Plates When Working Out
opeleroy April 1 Apr 10 add to playbook follow Coaching Tip
Bumper plates are a versatile tool for your strength building program. Using them: 1. Protects your floor from cracking and hard impacts. 2. Allows you to bounce the weight off the platform or floor. 3. Easier to slide on and off the barbell compared to steel/iron plates. 4. Don’t rust
Water sports – Swimming | Keys for Making Strength Training Work for Competitive Swimmers
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Strength training is a way for swimmers to get stronger in the water and also prevent injury. Here are some quick tips for making the most of weight lifting for the competitive swimmer: 1. Technique and form above all else. Nearly half of the injuries that competitive swimmers experience is during their dryland and strength…
Fitness – General | How to Swim Faster Breaststroke
opeleroy March 24 Mar 240 add to playbook follow Coaching Tip
Breaststroke is one of the hardest strokes in the pool to master. Here are some ideas for how to improve your breaststroke and swim faster. 1. Keep your hips up. This reduces drag and puts you in a biomechanically stronger position to pull and kick hard. 2. Snap your ankles. Close your ankles at the…
Fitness – Fitness | Books for Personal Trainers
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Personal training is a fun and highly competitive industry. There are a lot of resources out there for new and experienced PT’s. Below are my favorite three books for personal trainers: “Ignite the Fire.” Getting certified as a personal trainer is the first step, the second is building your business. This book teaches you the…
General – Conditioning | Tips for Bodyweight Workouts at Home
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Working out at home has never been more common with the closure of countless gyms and social distancing requirements. Here are some ideas for training effectively at home: 1. Schedule your training. Don’t fall for the “when I feel like it” trap. Set a time to start working out each day. 2. Have a program….
Fitness – General | Why You Should Log Your Workouts
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A lot of athletes reflect and log their workouts, but very few truly record and evaluate what they are doing in training. For example, grading your effort after each practice or training session can give you an immediate accountability measure to use to encourage better effort moving forward. You can also share your logbook with…
Golf – Short game | Chip it Like a PGA Tour Pro!
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Using the ‘bounce’ of the club Firstly, we need to make sure your setup is helping you out. It’s similar to bunker shots, because what you have to remember is to get in touch with the ground. If your club isn’t striking any part of the ground while you’re swinging or you’re in the rough…
Football – Hydration | HYDRATION FOR FOOTBALL ATHLETES
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American football is a team sport that is characterized by short duration, high-intensity bouts of exercise followed by brief recovery periods (25-40 s) (Craig, 1968). The physical demographics of the athletes are quite variable depending on the position played; skill players are typically lean and quick, whereas the linemen are larger individuals with both larger…
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ESports – General | Esports Coaching Guide – How To Find A Gaming Coach Or Become One?
Yazbek September 21 Sep 21170 add to playbook follow Coaching Tip
Where to find esports coaches? For the first part of our topic, I will be tackling on where to find the most common esports coaches. To be honest, you can actually find them anywhere, but the good ones are harder to come by. For the budget conscious people or teams, you can try looking for…
Golf – Long Game | Hitting Your Driver Straighter
Yazbek September 17 Sep 17167 add to playbook follow Coaching Tip
I tend to struggle off of the tee because my driver can send the ball in both directions (slice and hook). What scares the devil out of me is hitting a driver from a tree lined, narrow space tee box in order to get the ball to the fairway. I’d like to learn how to…
Golf – Conditioning | The Golf-Gym Workout
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In this article, I’m going to talk about how to use the equipment in your local gym and tailor it to a golf-specific workout. If you are starting a program, I suggest going through this training four days a week, for 30 minutes a session. A Monday-Tuesday/Thursday-Friday program is recommended. You don’t have to do…
Baseball – Hitting | 7 ABSOLUTES OF HOW TO HIT A BASEBALL
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Because of the different set ups and stances, there are different ways for how to hit a baseball. But once a hitter gets to the contact point that is where all the differences stop and the absolutes and similarities start. If you compare Johnny Damon (who has a very open stance and a leg kick),…
Soccer – Defense | Key Coaching Points For Defending:
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We’ve polled coaches and here are the key coaching points they recommend when it comes to defending: first defender must try to deny forward passes and delay the attack by marking the first attacker first defender must always have a supporting second defender who covers the space behind him 1st and 2nd defender should squeeze…
Golf – Swing Tips | The Ten (10) Best Swing Tips Ever!
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1. Keep Your Hands Low Limiting the height of the followthrough will effectively reduce the height of your shots. The lower the hands, the lower the ballflight. Moving the ball back in your stance or choosing a stronger club and trying to swing easy are other ways to accomplish the same thing, but they’re less…
Basketball – Defense | How to Master the 2-1-2 Zone Defense in Basketball
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The Basic 2 – 1 – 2 [tag]Zone Defense[/tag] (box with a man in the middle) It is one of the most commonly used zone defenses – especially when a team has smallish forwards and one very large person – who covers the middle. The reason this defense (or variations of it) is used is…