Agility Training
I’m a basketball player. How important is speed training in my workout?
Young high school athletes need two things in their workouts: an element of explosiveness and a component for speed and agility. You want to hit the gym not only for [...]
Staying Agile Throughout the Football Season
Good agility is a huge attribute for a successful football player. According to Tom Shaw, owner of Tom Shaw Performance Enhancement, training how you move directionally on the field is [...]
Lacrosse Agility with Paul Rabil
Paul Rabil burst onto the scene a little over four years ago, and he has been a colossal contributor to the lacrosse revolution ever since. Combine his 6’3, 225-pound stature, [...]
BC Hockey’s Pro Agility On Ice
Performing the Pro Agility On Ice helped improve the 2010 National Champion Boston College hockey team’s agility. According to BC’s strength and conditioning coach, Russ DeRosa, the drill works the [...]
Getting Around the Bases with the Diamondbacks
Agility directly relates to base running, because you have to be able to change direction swiftly. Being aggressive on the basepaths puts pressure on the defense to make a good [...]
Defensive Speed Work with the San Antonio Spurs
It’s safe to assume that every year the road to the NBA Finals in the Western Conference will go through San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs have made 11 consecutive playoff [...]
Baseball Agility Drills
Despite appearances, there’s nothing routine about fielding a ground ball hit back to the pitcher’s mound or bare-handing a perfectly executed bunt down the baseline. Making a play on a [...]
Plate Push with Wally Szczerbiak
Most basketball players use weight training to increase upper-body strength in order to dominate in the post. Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Wally Szczerbiak, in contrast, sees weight training as a [...]
Phoenix Suns Preservation Plan
No longer can you play ball only from November through February and expect to head to your number-one school on any type of scholarship. If you want to be a [...]
Finding the Right Cross Training Shoe
You wouldn’t wear a catcher’s mitt to play first base or sport soccer cleats on the football field, so why wear a running shoe to cross train? Nike and New [...]
