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Improving Lateral Mobility With Matt Zash
Lacrosse is a game of quick cuts, maneuvers and explosive changes of direction. Knowing this, Justin Kull of Revolution Athletics incorporates exercises that focus on lateral mobility and change-of-direction speed [...]
Gator Volleyball Three Cone Drill
Like basketball, the sport of volleyball traces its origin to the early days of the YMCA. The game was invented in 1895, by William G. Morgan, a physical education director [...]
Hula Hooping With Duke Lacrosse
According to VH1’s 2006 reality TV show, “I Love Toys,” the Hula Hoop is the number one toy of all time. The Duke lacrosse team might beg to differ. After [...]
Cal State Fullerton Baseball’s Shuttle
Baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint, but that doesn’t mean your conditioning program shouldn’t include sprints. According to Greg Vandermade, S+C coach for Cal State Fullerton baseball, to [...]
Quick Feet Series
Not all agility drills require cones, hurdles or speed ladders. For Christopher Noss, PGA Tour conditioning coach and trainer for Stewart Cink, an effective workout program starts “from the ground [...]
Maryland Soccer Speed Drills
If your scissors need sharpening for precise cuts on the earth’s groomed surface, heed advice from Barry Kagan, men’s soccer speed stylist at the University of Maryland. “Pro Agility is [...]
Agility Drills
Navigating a labyrinth of zigzags that would dizzy a mouse is a great way to develop muscular memory for impromptu change-of-direction speed in your sport. With help from Randall Dorvin, [...]
Columbus Crew’s T-Drill
You can’t spell agility without the “t.” Steve Tashjian, strength and conditioning coach for the Columbus Crew, uses the T-Drill to cross the t and dot the i’s in agility. [...]
Defense with D-Train
Lighting it up for 25 points a night is great, but not if the guy you’re supposed to be covering like a glove is consistently dropping the same number on [...]
Chris Chambers’ Drill for Running Routes
Blazing speed and sticky hands aren’t the only skills scouts drool over when evaluating WR prospects. Accelerating quickly into your route and continuing to perform it precisely create separation between [...]