Mechanics
Soccer Goalies: Step Up Your Game With Lateral Movement Drills
To be effective, soccer goalies have to be able to change direction on a dime and explode with speed and power. Coaches and trainers often run drills hoping to improve [...]
Are Plyometrics Right for You?
A plyometrics workout can be an excellent addition to your training. It can improve your strength and athleticism and can help keep you injury-free. However, jumping and other explosive movements [...]
5 Drills Every Quarterback Should Know
Over the years, specialized quarterback training has developed young passers, helping them become more skilled than ever before at throwing the football. With all quarterbacks, consistent, repeatable mechanics are vital [...]
How (and Why) to Use Weighted Baseballs
Weighted baseballs are a training tool that coaches and players seem to either love or hate. Many coaches swear by them, but others do not want their players to get [...]
2 Speed Drills to Improve Your Volleyball Game
Volleyball is a game of quick feet and fast reactions. Most movements are performed in 3- to 5-step patterns, so it is critical for players to master first step speed [...]
The Venn Diagram of Sprinting
When you take away the attributes that vary from athlete to athlete, such as body strength and endurance, and even genetics, you are left with only four things that determine [...]
It Takes Science to Improve your Swing
Simply working on your swing speed can have a cumulative effect on your performance; but without proper swing mechanics, it may do more harm than good. Fine-tuning your swing based [...]
Slow Down to Get Faster: The A-March
No area of training is more critical to success in sports than speed. Athletes are always on the lookout for new speed drills. But to reach their maximum velocity, athletes [...]
CatcherMtrx Training: Proper Throwing Mechanics
As we all know, baseball and softball catchers are judged on their ability to throw out runners. "Pop time" is such a focal point that the concept of good mechanics [...]
40-Yard Dash Form Tips From the Pros
"Speed is a skill. It can be taught like any other skill,” writes Loren Seagrave in his paper Systematic Approach to Teaching and Training the 40-Yard Dash. Seagrave would know. [...]