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Improve Your Game With Six Puck Protection Drills
January 21, 2019
It is extremely beneficial to show players video clips so the teaching can come full circle. This will allow them to fully grasp what the skill is, why it is beneficial and how it can be applied in practice or a game situation. What would happen if you were given an extra 1 to 5 seconds […]
Three Softball Drills You Can Do Indoors
January 18, 2019
Focus on proper form and technique. It’s an easy way to get some quality pitching reps in even if you have no one to catch for you. One of my personal favorite pitching drills to do inside is pitching with socks. I learned this from Bill Hillhouse. Find a mirror or any other reflective surface. A […]
Girls’ Softball Practice Tips From a World Series-Winning Coach
January 18, 2019
The goal of working on all of those game situations and others during softball practice drills is to ensure that his team is ready for whatever should come its way in a game. Championships aren’t entirely won on the field. While that may be where the final product has to perform, the foundation for that […]
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Offseason Training for Soccer
January 17, 2019
Wear an ipod or music player while training by yourself! It gets lonely and sometimes un inspiring training on your own!  When your season ends you should first take a week or two off. Let your body rest up and your mind be refreshed. Watch more movies then usual, read books, rest and relax. Sounds crazy […]
Pitch Smart Risk Factors
January 15, 2019
Pitchers should refrain from throwing for at least two to three months per year and avoid competitive pitching for at least four months per year. In 2014, USA Baseball and MLB teamed up to establish Pitch Smart, a series of practical, age-appropriate guidelines to help parents, players and coaches avoid overuse injuries and foster long, […]
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Cut to the Middle On Off-Hand
January 15, 2019
There will be a tendency for player to want to stickhandle before the shot but we want them to push the puck into a position where they can release the shot. The Off-Hand Pull and Push is an effective skill for zone entry as well as changing the angle of the shot. Here are a […]
How Your Dryland Training Can Take Your Performance to the Next Level
January 15, 2019
Our bodies are designed to move in all different directions, yet over time we start to sit more and move less. As swimmers look ahead to the new year of training and racing, they look for ways to take those experiences to the next level. The obvious place to start, and most commonly seen around […]
Training Subsystems in Baseball
January 13, 2019
Programs should utilize multi-joint multi-planer exercise that enhances the nervous systems’ ability to recruit subsystems (muscle synergies) through improved coordination of muscles working together as a unit. Introduction: In athletics, muscles work in coordinated synergies to create movements and accelerate, decelerate and stabilize forces. Athletic movements that are recruited by the nervous system are termed muscle synergies. […]
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Small Court 2v2 and 4v4 Warmup Drills
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Small Court 2v2 and 4v4 Warmup Drills
January 11, 2019
Ethos Volleyball Club based in Nashville, Tennessee shares a few drills to maximize touches and improve ball control with 2v2 and 4v4. These drills can be used as warmup drills and also as competitive wash drills.
Band Assisted Hip Flexor Stretch
January 10, 2019
Fortunately there are a number of therapeutic techniques (foam rolling, trigger point therapy, massage, etc.), dynamic warmups and static stretching exercises that players can use help prevent and/or alleviate this problem. Tight hip flexors can cause a number of problems for baseball players. Among these are changes in joint alignments and potential pain in the […]
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