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Push to Base and Return agility speed

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...

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Shoulder Extension Range of Motion rom shoulder

 

All right. Now we're going to measure shoulder extension range of motion. Our athlete’s going to be in the prone position with the head in neutral. And we're going to still use our same seize grip stabilizing position. This time I'm going to have my thumb on the backside of the scapula, and my fi...

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Diaphragmatic Breathing -- Hands & Knees breathing

 For diaphragmatic breathing on your hands and knees, you're going to take a deep breath in  and your stomach should go down  toward the floor.  You want to think about  like you're filling a bowl.  Your chest should say nice and still.  

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Lower Body Flexion Rolling

 

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...

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Strength Testing -- Fixed Dynamometry strength testing

Isometric Knee Strength Testing: A Cost-Effective Solution Using a Crane Scale

As we discussed in the podcast Electrical Stimulation & Quad Strength Testing after ACL Reconstruction, you know I believe in the principle: what gets measured gets managed. If we aren't getting objective numbers on our ...

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Kettlebell Ankle Dorsiflexion Stretch dorsiflexion

 For the half kneeling dorsiflexion stretch with the kettlebell, you're going to grab the bell and put your foot out to the side at a right angle to your down knee. You're going to stay up nice and tall, shoulders back, and you're going to lean forward, keeping that heel down on the ground. And y...

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A Skip Triple Exchange acceleration speed

Hey everyone, in this video, we're going to be discussing A Skip with a triple exchange for maximum speed and acceleration development. This will be very similar to our regular A Skip and our A Skip with our double exchange. So we're going to instruct our athlete to get into the starting position. O...

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Sprint Start from Stomach

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...

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B March acceleration speed

Hey everyone, in this video today we're going to be discussing B Marching. So this is another way that we can develop maximum speed and acceleration. So what we'll do for this drill is instruct our athlete to get in the starting position. And for this one what we're going to be focusing on is a knee...

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Phil's Essential Products
These are the equipment and products that I use on a regular basis.

 

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 the PVC one NOT the Professional Wood one. It is one of the few ...

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Self Band Ankle Dorsiflexion Mobilization dorsiflexion

For banded ankle dorsiflexion, make sure that your down knee is forward so you're not stretching the hip, and then takes a band that's attached to a sturdy object and pull it all the way down low on the ankle. And then what you're going to do is making sure the knee is going out. You should still be...

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