Agility drillget a bunch of references from the web are used to improve sports agility, the ability to change direction while in motion. The ability to change direction while in motion is very important in many sports but especially in team and dual sports. For example, a football running back must be able to quickly […]
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A coach’s strategy is only as good as the athletes’ physical and technical abilities allow. This may seem like an obvious statement but it is often overlooked. When a coaches strategy backfires, the coach gets blamed for the poor play or for losing the game. More often than not however, it is due to the
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In part one of this article different tackles were discussed. Key elements of the tackle such as arm and body position were brought out together with why many tackles are unsuccessful. Emphasis was on arm and body positions since this is what determines the exercises that are needed to increase strength specific to the tackle. Note
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I’m sick and tired of reading about another player having a hamstring injury that prevents him from playing. Is this only happened occasionally it would not be so bad. But it seems to happen on a regular basis almost weekly, and in more than one sport. Simply check the number and kinds of injuries that most
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Last Week’s TOW: Quarterback has a potential problem as the elbow is too far in front of the body prior to release. By the time the elbow gets here the ball should already be gone. If he was playing darts we could say this was excellent. But throwing the ball long or with force
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