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Improve quickness, agility and short-burst acceleration with a quick jump rope routine before workouts. A 5-minute skip consisting of double and single-hops will increase your heart rate, warm up your muscles and improve hand-eye coordination.

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Basketball players have different strengths and weaknesses. Some players are fast and can jump high, while others are masterful with the ball in their hands. However, no matter what type of player you are, you always need to be able to move powerfully and control your body. So, next time you step into the weight ...
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02/14/2012
Perform These Exercises to Help Prevent a Concussion

Prompted by a rash of on-field concussions, the NFL, NCAA and other sports organizations are now spearheading efforts to keep their athletes safer. Updated regulations regarding protective equipment are being enacted, as are new rules to protect players. Although protective equipment technology has improved dramatically over the years, athletes—particularly those engaging in contact sports—are still ...
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02/05/2012
How to Increase Skating Speed for Hockey, Part 1

There isn’t a hockey player, coach or scout who doesn’t value skating speed. To be successful on the ice, you must be able to outskate your opponent to break wide on a defender, crash the net or backcheck to break up a potential goal. To improve your skating speed, you must break down the mechanics ...
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01/20/2012
Create True Core Power with the Yoga-Inspired Segmented Forearm Plank

Through years of practice, many athletes develop the bad habit of powering most movements with only their largest muscle groups. And because they’re so competitive, these athletes take the habit even further when they’re injured by using their strongest muscles to compensate for injured ones. Although compensatory movements may get athletes off the bench faster ...
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01/13/2012
Optimize Sports Performance With an Eye Stretching Drill

Eye Stretches: a vision training drill that develops some of the eye movement skills you need to optimize your sports performance. Eye Stretches help build strength, range, flexibility and stamina in your eye muscles, allowing you to move your eyes rapidly and accurately during a game or activity. This will help you keep track of ...
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01/08/2012
Seven Best Kettlebell Exercises for Building Shoulder Strength

Performing upper-body exercises with kettlebells is a great way to safely develop shoulder strength and stability. And for athletes in high-contact sports, such as football and hockey, shoulder strength is critical to perform well and prevent injury. For lower-contact sport athletes, this strength ensures you can put power into a swing or throw while maintaining ...
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01/04/2012
Get Back to the Weight Room Grind

Welcome to 2012, STACKletes. We hope you enjoyed your time off over the holidays with friends and family. But since we’re not inclined to believe the end of the world is nigh, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be back in the gym working hard to improve your athletic performance. Here are a few ways to ...
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12/31/2011
Create Prime Scoring Chances With “22 Duke” Lacrosse Play

The “22 Duke” play is designed to spread out the opposing defense, isolate the shortstick defenders and provide chances for your off-ball players to finish in front of the goal. The play starts with your midfielders inverted behind the cage in a wide 2-2-2 formation, similar to an open set, with no one on the ...
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11/30/2011
Improve Your Ball-Handling With Brandon Knight

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11/27/2011
Run Backward Faster

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