Improve Agility Skills
How to Improve Agility Skills? Have you ever watched a baseball game and seen an outfielder’s feet become tangled up going back for a high pop fly? Or have you …
Speed Training
Improve Lateral Speed and Quickness
Below are 5 simple but effective tips that will greatly improve lateral speed and quickness. Tip #1 Improve your overall functional strength using functional exercises. Increasing leg strength will allow …
Multi-Directional Speed
Athletic Development Strength Energy System Multi-Directional Speed When we look at these three areas of athletic development; strength, energy system, and multi-directional speed we must understand that the first two …
Primal Methods of Sports Speed Movements
Over the past few years, there has been a big push on “Primal” emphasis. Primal movement, Primal Foods, Primal Patterns, etc…. As I was thinking about, this Primal emphasis it …
How to Coach First Step Speed
Let’s not think in only a linear direction. In basketball, tennis, and football most of the time the first step is on an angle or lateral. Many times the first …
Lee Taft’s Ground Breaking Techniques
Lee Taft’s Ground Breaking 2 will make you into the guru on coaching athletic speed. Not only will you be able to evaluate athletic skills such as; many forms of …
Does Learning Require Chaos?
In my first few years of college and during my student teaching, I clearly remember being told by my teachers to always break down skills into smaller parts so students …
Multi-Directional Speed Movement Concepts and Implementation
Over the past years I have been blessed to visit colleges and spend time with their strength and conditioning staff working on multi-directional speed concepts, strategies and techniques. We have …
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A Great Acceleration Drill
There are hundreds and hundreds of different acceleration drills you could choose from to improve starting and acceleration quickness, but I have one that creates great results… Acceleration Drill – …
Segmental Training for the Lateral Shuffle
Lateral Shuffle Drills The exercises below are great for building lateral shuffle motor programming. 1. Resisted Step Outs- Band on lower leg (leg furthest from attachment) – aggressively step out …