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Exercise of the Week: Med Ball Lunge Throws
Every Wednesday, STACK features an Exercise of the Week to help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, size and flexibility. This week we highlight Med Ball Lunge Throws, [...]
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 [...]
Treated Like Tebow: Small Sports on the Rise
When University of Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley decided to start a women’s lacrosse program, he spent $15 million on a complex just for that one team—before they even played [...]
Explosive Med Ball Drills
Olympic lifts [Cleans and Snatches] are among the best at helping athletes become faster, stronger and more powerful, because the athlete must move explosively to perform the lifts correctly. However [...]
Tennessee Softball’s Flexibility Test
Here, Collin Schlosser, associate head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Tennessee, explains the test he uses to measure the Lady Vols softball players’ flexibility and provides a [...]
Monica Abbott’s Tips on Hurling a Rise Ball
Some pitchers use a nasty expression or a loud mouth to intimidate the competition. They are the hurlers who usually get whiplash when they get pounded like it’s batting practice. [...]
Getting Attention from College Coaches
STACK tracked down University of Tennessee head basketball coach Bruce Pearl at the Disney Wide World of Sports AAU Showcase to find out what gets his attention on the recruiting [...]
Knee Injury Rehab
When rehabbing a nasty knee injury, there are two key factors—creating equal strength in your leg muscles, and working on balance. According to Jason McVeigh, head athletic trainer at the [...]
Monica Abbott’s Kneeling Physioball Throws
When the subject is top-tier softball pitchers, Monica Abbott’s name rises above the rest. The former University of Tennessee standout and 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year holds [...]
STACK “SAT” Word
Stride Fre-quen-cy: The number of strides over time and distance By increasing stride frequency, you cover a greater distance and decrease time between steps, which ultimately makes you faster. According [...]