I read an article1 in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research today that shocked me. The first surprise was with the abstract, which implies play in the lower soccer league was faster, so checked the publication date. It was released last month, so it cannot be satire for April Fools’ Day. The full text […]
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The athletic component of agility is, both figuratively and literally, multi-dimensional. The uneducated coach spreads out a bunch of cones, hurdles or ladders and gets their players to move around/through/between/over them in some pattern that they saw on a video, or used to do when they were players. It often looks cool, and can be
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Considering the disparity in rankings, roster value1, international experience, and historical success, Belgium should have dominated Canada. Instead they considered themselves lucky to come out one point victors after being outplayed in nearly every statistical category. They then lost 2-0 to Morocco and failed to make it out of the group stage. Both Germany and Spain
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In competition players don’t run 10 metres straight ahead, make a 90 degree cut and run exactly 5 metres before reversing direction back to the starting point. Instead, they must react to the actions and positions of opponents, teammates, and the ball. Consequently, preplanned agility training has received a bit of a bad wrap lately.
Thank you Dr. James L. Nuzzo for writing The Case for Retiring Flexibility as a Major Component of Physical Fitness 1. Some of you may be surprised by the title and content, since many reputable sport science and health organizations continue to promote flexibility. On the other hand, most of my colleagues and former classmates are
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