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Hey everyone! Today we're going to be discussing an A Skip. The setup will be similar to the A Hop and A March like we did in the earlier videos. So for this we are going to assume the starting position. So our two big points of focus here are knee drive, toe up and then pushing through our toe on t...
For upper body extension rolling, start with both arms overhead and then bend the lead elbow. Looking at that elbow by turning your head and you're going to pretend that you cannot move from the waist down. You're going to initiate the rolling with your elbow and your head looking, keeping the le...
Now we're going to work on teaching her how to feel that multifidus contraction first of all reflexively, and then ultimately we want her to feel it volitionally. But this is kind of the first step. So what I'm going to have her do is I'm going to have you take this hand and bring it and find the...
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For lower body rolling bring both arms overhead, and you're going to pretend that you cannot move from your waist up. That means your upper body is staying perfectly still. Bring the leg over and across your body. And the last thing that should come over is the upper body. And it should come over...
For long arc quad with ankle pump, go ahead and straighten the knee all the way out. When you get it all the way straightened out, bring the toes up toward the nose and keep it there. Hold real strong and then point it down, up and down ten times.
Hey, everyone! Today we're going to be discussing a push to base and return for lateral speed and agility. So what we'll do is instruct our athlete to get in the starting position, finding our ready athletic base. We will then push in the direction we want to go with the opposite leg. So push and th...
For diaphragmatic breathing in tall kneeling, place one hand on your chest and one hand on your stomach.Take a deep breath in and you should feel all the movement coming from your stomach, so the hand on your chest should not move at all, while the one on your stomach moves out forward.
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For prone hip mobility, start by bringing your foot to the floor and bringing that knee up as far as you can towards your chest. You really want that knee up in your armpit, and then take your arm and wrap it around your knee and hug your knee to your chest even more. You want to be sure you're k...
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EQUIPMENT
Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Test Kit
I still prefer the PVC version, but call me old fashioned.
Y-Balance Test Kit
Be sure to get theĀ PVC one NOT the Professional Wood one. It is one of the few tim...
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All right, now we're going to take a look at doing some resistance to dorsiflexion, to kind of get some overflow to the quad to get a stronger quad contraction. So we just simply wrap tubing around the foot here and go ahead and tighten up your quad for me. Good. And then bring your toes up and h...
Hey everyone, today we're going to be discussing sprint starts from a laying position. So we're going to start from a prone or on our stomach position today working on max speed and acceleration. So we're going to instruct our athlete to get on their stomach. And then we're going to go through the d...
