Speed And Agility
Lock Down Your Side of the Field with the DB Backpedal and Weave Drill
Athletically gifted defensive backs can rely on their speed and agility to close on a ball and disrupt a short pass play. However, cover corners who haven’t mastered the techniques [...]
Watch the U. S. Marines Train the UConn Women’s Basketball Team
Last week, University of Connecticut women's basketball junior point guard Moriah Jefferson woke up for 6 a.m. practice. It was not a typical pre-season practice. The Huskies were joined by [...]
Four-Quarter Strength and Endurance Football Workout
Off-Season Football Workout Gets You in "Game" and "Beach" Shape By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Think your off-season conditioning program is getting you in...
Agility Drills to Improve Baseball Fielding
Fielding is a critical skill in baseball. To perform this well takes a combination of mobility, speed, agility, and ball handling skills. This article...
4 Essential Components of Basketball Speed With Drills to Enhance Them
Many basketball coaches and athletes use a one-dimensional approach to speed training: Run more. Running sprints will help you get faster, but basketball players seldom reach top-end speed during a [...]
Andrew Bynum Workout Preview, Part 3
[youtube video="azqfkVuOb48" /] Andrew Bynum hits the court—the tennis court—for the third installment in his Celebrity Sweat workout. In this one, the Philadelphia 76ers center uses a parachute and a [...]
The In-Season Soccer Strength and Conditioning Program
During soccer season, you have to find a way to maintain fitness while factoring in games and travel. If you fail to do this, your game will suffer and you [...]
In-Season Training Plan for Baseball Players
Baseball players need to be explosive to repeatedly throw and hit over the course of a season. To do this, you need to train during the season to maintain and [...]
Playoff Round-Up: The Hard Work Behind the NFL Conference Championship Games
All pro football fans know the teams, stars, matchups and story lines of this weekend's NFL Conference Championship games. However, the hard work that goes into getting NFL players to [...]
Improve Agility With Quickness Drills
Speed is a difference maker in every sport, from linear speed to the ability to accelerate, decelerate and change direction quickly. Arguably, the biggest contributors to success in sports are quickness and [...]