http://www.pponline.co.uk/ Peak Performance en http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38241 <p>A useful agility drill to develop acceleration, deceleration and rapid changes in direction whilst sprinting.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38241">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38241#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching fitness training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:41 +0100 alan_ruddock 38241 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38171 <p>The most simple of ladder drills can be used for beginners and young athletes to teach them about moving quickly. The ladder drill can also be used to teach running mechanics.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38171">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38171#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis fitness training conditioning plyometric power proprioceptive speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:38 +0100 alan_ruddock 38171 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38172 <p>A progression from the One Foot in Each Rung drill, challenges the speed of co-ordination of the athlete.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38172">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38172#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching fitness testing conditioning plyometric power proprioceptive speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:38 +0100 alan_ruddock 38172 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38173 <p>One of the more complex ladder drills, it helps develop co-ordinated quickness in two directions: forwards and back.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38173">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38173#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching fitness training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:38 +0100 alan_ruddock 38173 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38174 <p>Challenges co-ordination by teaching quick lateral movements. This drill can also be used as an aid for teaching correct lateral movement mechanics.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38174">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38174#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching fitness training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:38 +0100 alan_ruddock 38174 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38175 <p>One of the most common movements in sport is running side-ways on an angle. This drill helps develop lateral speed and changes in lateral direction.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38175">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38175#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching fitness training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:38 +0100 alan_ruddock 38175 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38134 <p>A simple drill to set-up can be used with beginners or younger athletes to develop core agility movements such as side stepping, deceleration and changes in direction. </em></p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38134">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38134#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38134 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38135 <p>Similar to agility drill 1 this drill can be used to teach “cutting” techniques when changing direction.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38135">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38135#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching team sport training plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38135 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38136 <p>This drill is designed to focus upon quick feet movements followed by an initial acceleration. The quick foot movements will help “prime” your body for the sprint and rapid change of direction.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38136">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38136#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching fitness team sport training plyometric power proprioceptive speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38136 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38137 <p>Similar to agility drill 3, this drill offers a little more challenge to the co-ordination of the athlete by having them side-step in and out of cones before a sprint.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38137">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38137#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching team sport training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38137 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38138 <p>A random reaction agility drill is very specific to athletic performance as in all cases one cannot predict where an opponent may run or place the object 100% of the time.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38138">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38138#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38138 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38139 <p>This drill focuses on speed of change in direction and co-ordination. The drill must be performed as fast as possible in order to challenge co-ordination.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38139">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38139#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38139 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38140 <p>Similar to agility drill 6 however the emphasis is on rapid change of directional and lateral acceleration which is extremely important in sports where agility is the base of competitive performance.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38140">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38140#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38140 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38141 <p>When performed correctly this drill challenges movement co-ordination by having rapid changes in direction followed by periods of “fast feet” movement.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38141">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38141#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching fitness training conditioning plyometric power proprioceptive speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38141 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/video/agility-drill-9-38142 <p>This drill can be performed as part of a warm-up or as a separate agility drill.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/video/agility-drill-9-38142">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/video/agility-drill-9-38142#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38142 at http://www.pponline.co.uk http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38133 <p>This agility drill is great for learning to decelerate and rapidly change direction following a period of acceleration.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38133">read more</a></p> http://www.pponline.co.uk/node/38133#comments badminton baseball basketball cricket football rugby soccer training sprinting tennis coaching training conditioning plyometric power speed training technique Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:36 +0100 alan_ruddock 38133 at http://www.pponline.co.uk