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Train Like an Olympian
December 20, 2018
Adding volume to your workouts may be the key to training like an Olympian
Tennis Agility Drills and Speed Exercises
December 20, 2018
When your foot lands on the ground, create an explosive but gentle power but never bang it on the ground. Tennis agility drills deal with the movement, coordination and reaction speed for tennis and performing them on a regular basis improve fitness and endurance. Tennis agility drills deals with the movement, coordination and reaction speed […]
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Goalie Warmup Drills
December 17, 2018
Wearing equipment that fits properly is very important to allow our goalies to succeed. These drills should be done every practice. You cannot expect goalies to get better if they are only getting shots in practice with no work on their technique. Some goalies may not be able to do a few of these drills. Start […]
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Whole-Part-Whole Practice Philosophy
December 16, 2018
The coaches should encourage lots of effort and energy but stay away from coaching in this segment. The Whole-Part-Whole practice philosophy is a practice structure that is different from the more traditional progressive practice structure. It may not be applicable to all age and skill levels, and it is up to coaches or directors to decide […]
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Knees Head Arm
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Scoring in Defensive Transition
December 14, 2018
Leaside Volleyball Club based in Toronto shares a progressive drill to train your attackers and team to score in transition off of a dig.
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Figure Skating Drills for Ice Hockey Players
December 13, 2018
It is important for players to be able to be able to easily move forward. Knowing how to make the most of every push and stride is the key to power hockey skating.  This article takes some secrets from figure skating and applies them to power hockey skating techniques. Most of these drills can be practiced […]
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Choosing Exercises for Hockey Performance
December 12, 2018
Real program design experts equip themselves with as many tools as possible, and then only use them within the correct context in order to help hockey players progress in their performance outputs. When it comes to choosing exercises for hockey performance, it’s somewhat of a conceptual idea (albeit still highly scientific) in comparison to choosing […]
How to Use Motion to Stress the Defense
December 12, 2018
Again the key to any offense is to appear complex while keeping things as simple as possible for your offense. We have talked multiple times about the importance of creating an offensive system that looks complex to the opponent but is simple for your players to master. One way to achieve this easily is by […]
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Hockey Backchecking: Situations and Responsibilities for Each Player
December 12, 2018
The weak side defense will typically have to pick up the attacker that is driving the net. They should be slightly staggered behind the strong side defense and therefore they are the last player back. Players are always taught to backcheck hard, in fact, more often then not players that don’t backcheck hard are quickly […]
Take Advantage of Backside Force Defenders With the Colt Route
December 10, 2018
The Colt Route will have the receiver explode vertical for 5 yards to sell a fade. This helps the receiver figure out if the cornerback is going to play him deep or is going to cover any run to the backside. There are a couple of things in our offense that we love. We love […]
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