The relationships between strength, technique and game performance are somewhat complex. As a result there is often confusion as to the effects of strength training not only in relation to the athlete’s technique and level of performance, but also to his or her age and maturation level. Because of the many variables, the effects of […]
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Strength, the ability to create and/or maintain force, is perhaps the most important physical quality for success in sports. The main reason for this is that strength is related to many other physical and mental qualities. For example: 1) Strength is needed to assume and maintain static and dynamic posture. In execution of sports skills,
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If your sports skill is well learned, your execution is automatic. But, it can be “de-automatized” with fatigue. To prevent this from happening you should be sure that you are in good physical condition so that you can prolong the onset of fatigue as long as possible. Doing so will allow you to execute your
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The term athleticism is being tossed around in many different ways. It’s almost as though this is a new quality that appears to be unique to only a few elite athletes. However, athleticism should not stand out like a sore thumb. It should be commonplace. But, because so few players are capable of very high-level
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Scapular stabilization is a trendy term. I see many exercises written up as being very effective for improving scapular stabilization. But yet, I have yet to see a definition of what is meant by scapular stabilization. There’s no questioning the fact that the scapula must be controlled during any movement of the arm or arms.
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