Drills and skills appear to be closely related in the training of most athletes. Often overlooked however, is that drills don’t teach an athlete new skills. They can only reinforce what the athlete is already capable of doing. So why do we continue to use drills as the number one training and teaching method? How […]
In most sports the general trend is to increase the training intensity of the already high-intensity workouts. It appears that each year coaches strive to increase the intensity of the workouts. In addition, many of these high-intensity workouts are accompanied by a large volume of work. This type of training is done in the belief,
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All throwing and many hitting and catching skills require some rotation of the arms. The rotation usually takes place in the shoulder, elbow and wrist joints although it can be isolated to one or two joints depending upon the type of throw or hit. For example, in baseball fielding when reaching out to the side
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It is a well-established fact that athletes must possess coordination in order to execute the skills of their sport. This means that they must be able to contract the correct muscles at the right time, with the correct intensity and in the correct sequence. This is an ability that is trainable. Many exercise programs can
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Many coaches are now beginning to pay greater attention to skill execution (technique) because of its close relationship to successful play on the field. In an effort to maintain or improve skill technique they are being more cognizant of how strength affects technique in different circumstances. If the athlete has too little or too much
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