You know I’m all about creative coaching and creative variations (or even just subtle twists on old ideas). Well, I stumbled on these training videos from a European coach going through a series of footwork and agility drills that I thought others would enjoy too. The Separation of Powers Now, for those who have hung …
I love creative coaching! And, earlier this week I stumbled upon Fitness Quest 10’s Brett Klika. Check out this video he recently posted called ‘Foundational Strength‘. In it, Klika walks you through a fun and effective progression for helping young athletes develop the functional strength to do push-ups. What’s So Important About Push Ups? As …
I’m going through some of my basketball clinic notes and came across this ‘checklist’ from Ettore Messina on post player development… Here are the five (5) questions any coach or young post player must be able to answer ‘Yes!’ to in order to be able to be a contributor on their basketball team. Can the …
Joe Bonai produces and shares a lot of very good stuff. In a recent post, he gives a thorough breakdown of what he calls a “Cut Stop” (Don’t get caught up in the name, delve into the concept and theory.) Here’s what he says… There’s one exercise that will decrease ACL injury-risk, immediately and dramatically …
Here’s a video that I picked up from Swedish coach and friend David Leman’s blog: Leman Coaching. (BTW – If you can translate Swedish, let me know. I know he’s got more nuggets on his site, but I just can’t understand them!) In the video, Lithuanian coach, Evaldas Kandratavicius, takes a young basketball player through …
This is a must see video. The NYTimes.com absolutely crushes it (pun only slightly intended!) with the feature which explains why Roger Federer’s footwork is the basis for a nearly flawless game. This is not about tennis. This applies to all sports. This is an insightful illustration/description of fundamental movement skills and basic physical literacy that *any* athlete must obtain to …
When working on the various type of lay-ups and finishing moves, I spend a quite a bit of time teaching basketball players how to utilize two foot take-offs as an important part of their offensive footwork toolbox. (PGC Basketball calls two-foot finishing moves “dynamic jump stops”. That is, ending your forward movement by landing with both feet hitting …