Quick Feet
Path to the Pros 2013: Sheldon Richardson
Sheldon Richardson’s left forearm is the backdrop for a trilogy of tattoos that pay homage to the pro sports teams in his hometown of St. Louis. There’s the Cardinals bird-on-the-bat [...]
3 Drills to Improve Tennis Groundstroke Power and Accuracy
To succeed on the court, you need consistent, powerful groundstrokes. It may be tempting to hit the ball as hard as possible to mimic your favorite professional player, but before [...]
Improve Performance With Foot-Speed Training Tools and Drills
It's always exciting to see an athlete weave through traffic. How about a running back breaking through two ranks of defenders for a touchdown. What can top that? How about [...]
Make Old Ladder Drills New: 3 Updated Classics
No matter what sport you play, speed and agility are two of the most sought after athletic traits. When you first start training to develop them, the drills can be [...]
Get Faster with Active Rest
All athletes want to be strong, but speed is just as important as strength. “Today’s athletes want to be bigger, but the most important thing is speed,” says Scott Cochran, [...]
Candace Parker's Ultimate Move: Quick Feet and Quick Thinking
At 6'4", Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker is one of the tallest players in the WNBA. The fact that she can move better than most smaller players makes her [...]
UC Irvine’s Speed Work for Pitchers
Say “pitcher” and “speed” in the same sentence, and most will assume you’re talking about a fastball, not a 40 time. Mike Nagler, UC Irvine baseball’s S+C coach, works hard [...]
Closed-Area Acceleration With the ’08 Men’s Soccer Champs
If you can’t bend it like Beckham, but still have your sights set on a soccer scholarship to one of the country’s top programs, you’d better be able to run [...]
Quick Wins with New Mexico State Volleyball
There’s a reason why the New Mexico State volleyball team is 139-25 in the last five years. They work on quickness. According to Aggies strength and conditioning coach, Tony McClure, [...]