At Some Point You Have To Stop
Speed is an important skill in most sports. We all write volumes about it, go to clinics to pick up new drills and movement cues, and seek out speed training gurus. Our...
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Athletes Have To Be Able To Stop
As we’ve covered in other posts, some of the techniques of a track and field athlete are appropriate to the training of non-track and field athletes, the challenge is that a non-track...
Don’t Let Fly Balls Trip Up Base Running
I find that with younger baseball players pop flies are something that can get base runners into a lot of trouble. I try to coach young baseball players to commit to running...
Learning to Stop
It is important for athletes to arrive someplace quickly. Unlike sprinters, however, athletes in many sports must be able to stop quickly in order to move in a different direction. This post...