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Five Ways to Improve Your Swimming Stamina
June 5, 2018
To start cross-training for swimming, add some upper body weight, core, and back exercises to your strength-training routine. One of the real assets of any professional swimmers is their swimming stamina. Your swimming stamina supplies the adequate energy and strength needed, so that you can easily perform intense training for long periods of time (while, […]
The Role of Coaches: Building Character Off the Field
The Role of Coaches: Building Character Off the Field
June 4, 2018
How a coach can help build the traits in young athletes they will use outside of sports as they age.
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Tips for High School Wrestlers
June 4, 2018
Wrestling is one of the most popular high school sports among boys in the United States — with more than 270,000 boys from public and private U.S. high schools participating in the 2012 to 2013 school year, along with about 8,700 girls — according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. Refining your […]
Four Things All Championship Defenses Do Well
May 31, 2018
If your defense tackles well, you will eliminate those big plays and frustrate the offense. There are four things all championship defenses do well. They all pursuit relentlessly to the ball carrier, they are able to beat blocks, they tackle well and they are able to generate turnovers. If you commit to working on these four things […]
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Introduction to Diving
May 30, 2018
Getting started in diving requires very little, other than perhaps lots of courage and some tight fitting swimwear that will stay on when you hit the water. You probably already know that diving consists of a diver jumping from a springboard or platform and performing acrobatic manoeuvres before plunging into water. While the prospect of […]
Baseball Throwing Drills – Part One
May 30, 2018
Grab every chance you have to play catch, because as we get older, the chances come along less often. Before we get full blown into pitching drills, let’s start with some baseball throwing drills. Many of the pitching drills have limits to the amount of practice you can do and you have to always be […]
Tennis Workout and Training Programs
May 30, 2018
Every resistance exercise program must contain exercises that address the demands inherent in the sport or activity the athlete performs. To get to the next level in tennis, a middle school player, a collegiate player, an adult league player, a senior recreational player and a professional tennis player all need to work on their overall […]
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Soccer Drill: Wingers Game
May 28, 2018
The winger who has not received the pass is allowed to run into the box and support the attacking team to score from the other winger’s cross. The wingers game shows the advantage of having width in your team’s play. The game is played for two halves with each team being given the wingers for […]
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Track and Field Sprint Relay Training
May 28, 2018
We spend part of at least three practice sessions per week on the sprint exchanges. If you overlook this part of your workouts you are missing the opportunity to score valuable points for your team. Our philosophy is that we can beat most teams in the 400-meter relay by utilizing superior exchanges that have been honed […]
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Knees Head Arm
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Beach Passing Basics
May 24, 2018
Empowered Sports Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana, shares passing movement and progression drills for training passing in the beach and indoor.
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