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Why Athletes Shouldn’t Play on Their Toes: The Truth About Foot Positioning

Art of Coaching, Baseball / By

Why Athletes Shouldn’t Play on Their Toes: The Truth About Foot Positioning Introduction Coaches often emphasize the importance of staying on your toes, but is this really the best advice for athletes? While the intention behind this cue is to promote quickness and readiness, it can actually do more harm than good. Playing exclusively on […]

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Base Stealing System: Master the Jump for Explosive Speed

Art of Coaching, Baseball, Speed Training / By

Base Stealing System: Master the Jump for Explosive Speed “You Can Break the Rules as Long as You Know the Rules.” Every elite base stealer knows that success isn’t just about being fast—it’s about being fast at the right time, in the right way. This guide breaks down the critical steps to perfecting your base-stealing

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Building a Basketball Speed Philosophy

Art of Coaching, Basketball, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training, Youth Development / By

Building a Basketball Speed Philosophy It’s funny to think about is how hard coaches work on their X’s and O’s but completely miss how they want their players’ footwork to be performed. Not all coaches fall into this category, but a lot do. Many basketball coaches will use “motivation” to get their players to move

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Snap Shuffle

Basketball, Coaching, Speed Training / By

Whenever we talk about coaching a movement skill, we need to follow a framework or a model. This allows consistency and a way to know what’s right and what’s not. For instance, with a typical Defensive Basketball Shuffle, the athlete needs to complete a full lateral gait cycle when speed is the goal. The athlete’s

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Taking Conditioning To The Extreme

Art of Coaching, Coaching, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training, Youth Development / By

Don’t Empty The Tank of Your Athletes! It’s almost like a badge of honor. You know -when a coach gets a high off physically destroying their athletes with punishing amounts of conditioning! The problem with this approach is the athletes rarely recover from that kind of workout and don’t have enough left in the tank

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