Monday, March 25, 2013

Multdirectional Drill of the Day "Sprint, Sprint, Sprint, Sprint"

This is a drill where the focus is on sinking your hips and prevent too much lateral extension prior to changing directions. The athlete is looking to keep their foot straight and push in the frontal plane and change directions. The theme of the 10 yard "Box" drill with a smaller disc cone in the middle to represent the 5 yard marker in between each 10 yard distance. The athlete will start in an athletic position outside of cone #1. They will sprint towards the next cone, so they will always be sprinting forward. The athlete will begin by sprinting towards cone #2 when they reach the midway point or the disc cone they are going to decelerate and sprint towards the center cone, cone #5 circle around it and then sprint back to the path between cone #1 and cone #2. Once arriving at cone #2 the athlete will decelerate and turn towards cone #3 and continue sprinting towards cone #3 at the midway point or disc cone they will decelerate and sprint to cone #5 circle around it, and sprint back to the path between cone #2 and cone #3. The athlete will continue that pattern for the entire length of the box until returning to cone #1. I have a diagram and video below. Work Smarter, Work Harder, ENJOY!

 

Friday, March 22, 2013

Mult-Directional Drill of the Day "Sprint, Shuffle, Shuffle, Sprint"

We are staying with the theme of the 10 yard with for this "Box" drill if needed put a smaller disc cone in the middle to represent the 5 yard marker in between each 10 yard distance. The athlete will start in an athletic position outside of cone #1. They towards the next cone, so they will always be sprinting forward. The athlete will begin by sprinting towards con #2 when they reach the midway point or the disc cone they are going to shuffle touch cone #5 and then shuffle back to the path between cone #1 and cone #2. Once arriving at cone #2 the athlete will decelerate and turn towards cone #3 and continue sprinting towards cone #3 at the midway point or disc cone shuffle to cone #5 and shuffle back to the path between cone #2 and cone #3. The athlete will continue that pattern for the entire length of the box until returning to cone #1. I have a diagram and video below. Work Smarter, Work Harder, ENJOY!


Thursday, March 21, 2013

Drill of the Day - "Shuffle Attack, Backpedal Retreat"

For this "Box" drill each cone is set up 10 yards apart, if needed put a smaller disc cone in the middle to represent the 5 yard marker in between each 10 yard distance. The athlete will start in an athletic position outside of cone #1. They face inside the box and when the athletes become more advance you can have them face outside the box. The athlete will begin by shuffling towards cone #2 when they reach the midway point or the disc cone they are going to sprint inside and touch cone #5 and then backpedal to the path between cone #1 and cone #2. Once arriving at cone #2 the athlete will turn in and face the inside of the box and continue shuffling towards cone #3 at the midway point or disc cone sprint to cone #5 and backpedal to the path between cone #2 and cone #3. The athlete will continue that pattern for the entire length of the box until returning to cone #1. I have a diagram and video below. Work Smarter, Work Harder, ENJOY!