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Start Practice With Six Progressive Over-Speed Hockey Drills
February 21, 2019
Explain to the players that the puck should not slow them down.  Encourage players to push the puck because when they stickhandle it too much it will slow them down
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Gap vs. Zone Run Blocking Schemes
February 20, 2019
One of the key elements of this scheme is the running back. In the Zone scheme the running back has to be able to understand the blocking assignments and how they fit into his path. In football there are two main types of blocking schemes. These two are Zone Schemes and Gap Schemes. These are […]
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Sprint Workouts for Beginners
February 20, 2019
Targeted sprint workouts have the capacity to quickly increase both your aerobic and anaerobic fitness level. Sprinting workouts develop muscle tone and short-term endurance by improving your muscles’ ability to burn glucose through your anaerobic pathways. Sprint workouts improve your lactic threshold, which will effectively allow you to go harder without having your muscles give […]
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What Is the Best Boxing Workout?
February 20, 2019
Beginners looking to jump rope need to be patient, because it takes time to build your skills. If you tend to trip on the rope, don’t become frustrated, just relax and try it again. What is the best boxing workout? A boxing workout can increase endurance, strength, and speed. Our forum members have put together […]
Create Space for Your Playmakers by Installing the Grand Canyon Play
February 19, 2019
Our receivers are very strong blockers so we like this match up, but if you didn’t you could always run one receivers on a Go route to take one of the defenders with him. We believe in creating space for our playmakers. We have a deep held belief that if we get the ball to […]
Long Jump Technique and Training
February 18, 2019
To effectively set up a takeoff, the cyclic running pattern and heel recovery will be broken on the last two steps of the approach. To the casual observer the long jump would appear to be one of the most basic of all track & field events. Athletes run up to a takeoff board and without […]
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Hockey Workout – How to Set It Up
February 18, 2019
From a training specificity perspective, everything that a hockey athlete goes through is in short intense burst of highly energy-costly effort, and not long duration moderate intensity effort. When you are creating a workout for hockey performance, it must fall within the “big picture” plan for the entire years worth of training. A workout will […]
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Volleyball Tip of the Week:Ball Control Warm-Up for Beach
February 15, 2019
Beach Nation Co-Founder and Florida State Head Women's Beach Coach Brooke Niles shares a warm-up drill to improve movement, footwork and delivering a successful second contact. This drill can also be applied to the indoor game.
Learn How to Create Explosive Plays in the Passing Game Like the Kansas City Chiefs
February 13, 2019
When installing pass concepts, always keep in mind the importance of attacking defenses at all levels of the field. During the 2018 season, the Kansas City Chiefs had the most explosive offense in the NFL.  They led the league in points per game, points per play, yards per play, and yards per pass attempt.  Their […]
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Transition Pivot Hockey Races
February 13, 2019
At the cone they open up to a forward skate and race to the puck placed near the blue line by the coach. Players should try to open up without crossing over. This drill focuses on footwork for defense.  By incorporating a “race” into the drill it forces players to move their feet faster than […]
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