1. FLEXIBILITY The Value Of A Flexible And Mobile Athlete! Teaching young athletes how to prepare their bodies for performance is crucial for long term injury prevention and constant physical development. After performing 100s of junior tennis fitness assessments, postural screens and flexibility assessments we have found most young athletes are falling short with their…
The name of this page is Gimme One Thing, but I’m going to give you two things to think about the next time your chipping issues flare up. Remember the words bottom and bounce. What do they mean and how do they apply to better chipping? When you think bottom, your focus should be on…
Easily the most underrated part of goalkeeping is footwork. The very best goalkeepers in the world can move instinctively all over their box to always be in position for different shots and passes that come their way. This drill requires the goalkeeper and a partner. Place four cones in either in a box or rectangle…
1. Protective gear isn’t just about safety; it makes you learn faster. If you’re learning to ride as a young (school-age) kid and have a kid’s ability to naturally bounce off the ground and not get hurt, you can skip over this (except the helmet). But the #1 thing I tell adults learning to snowboard…
I won’t even comment on the form on some of these exercises. That would take an article of itself. But the kettlebell exercise selection isn’t all that bad. My comments on each one. Swings – Depending on how you swing there will be some lat involvement and/or lower back. Once again this really depends if…
Description: Player A and player B stand behind the base line on each side of basket. Coach stands in corner of court (or to the side). Instructions: Coach rolls the ball towards center court slowly, waits a few seconds (usually until the ball passes 3 pt. line – depending on how much conditioning is needed)…
Let’s start with balance, the basis of everything. If you move back on your heels or forward on your toes during the swing, your hands and body will try to compensate in some way to get the club head to the ball. That will change all kinds of things in your swing for the worse….
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…
1. FLEXIBILITY The Value Of A Flexible And Mobile Athlete! Teaching young athletes how to prepare their bodies for performance is crucial for long term injury prevention and constant physical development. After performing 100s of junior tennis fitness assessments, postural screens and flexibility assessments we have found most young athletes are falling short with their…
Let’s start with balance, the basis of everything. If you move back on your heels or forward on your toes during the swing, your hands and body will try to compensate in some way to get the club head to the ball. That will change all kinds of things in your swing for the worse….
We sent three yogis to the lab to test the theory that yoga is all you need for optimal fitness. When it came to the fitness benefits, yoga can or can’t provide, yoga teacher John Schumacher had heard it all. A student of B. K. S. Iyengar for 20 years and founder of the Unity…
Players split up into two lines, one on each goal post, 6 meters from the goal. The first player does two or three fakes and then passes the ball to the player in the front of the other line. This player catches the ball and fakes while the first player moves and repositions himself. The…
Clay is dirty, unpredictable and can leave you face down in the dust. In short, some of the best tennis out there. The slower court, increased rallies and wide variety of shots require your game to be at its best. To help you adjust to the nuances of clay court tennis, here are seven strategies…
U-8 soccer coaching objectives (7 Year Olds) Tell me and I will forget Show me and I will remember Involve me and I will understand 1. Developing a general understanding of the basic rules of the game • Goal-Kick • Corner-Kick • Kick-Off • Throw-In • Ball In and Out of Play – throw-in, “goal”…
