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    Speed or agility training refers to exercising all the core muscles in your body. Agility training drills are designed to work your leg muscles and all the major tendons in the human body. Without agility training, as a sportsman, you become more prone to injuries as a result of weak muscles. However, with agility training drills, performance is enhanced while at the same time reducing the chances of an injury occurring. Some benefits of agility training include: Prevents injuries. Enhanced cognitive functioning. Improved recovery time. Beneficial for a number of sports.   To maximize the full benefits of...

If you play sports, then your ability to react (most commonly referred to as your reaction time) may just determine whether you ultimately win or lose the game. Plus, being able to react quickly means that you have good eye-hand coordination, which is just one factor that can greatly improve your performance as well. Well, a pretty easy, yet effective way to achieve this enhanced level of reaction is to engage in reaction ball games. A reaction ball is a ball that isn’t completely round, but rather looks like a bunch of balls melted together. This means that bouncing it...

      When you’re engaged in sports, your ability to perform can sometimes mean the difference between winning the championship and handing the trophy over to the other team. Typically this means spending hours a day practicing your sport of choice. But one other option is to do sports agility training with a speed ladder as it offers these types of benefits: Improved balance. When you’re training on a speed ladder, your ability to balance will become better, making you a better player when on the field or court. Greater muscle strength. Engaging in sports agility speed ladder training...

  Hurdles are great pieces of equipment to help you build your lower body power and speed. Plus, there are a number of different drills to choose from, which means that you will never get bored and always be able to challenge your body, helping it advance in regard to fitness and performance measures. With that thought in mind, here are some drills that you can do with your own speed agility hurdles (place your hurdles approximately one meter apart for these drills): 1-step speed drill: To do the 1-step, simply run through them, placing one foot in between each...

  When engaging in sports, speed is always a factor. Even if you don’t have an opponent that you’re trying to outrun or outmaneuver, competing against yourself usually means finding ways to improve your time so that you can reach higher personal levels. So, how do you effectively increase your speed? One option is to wear a weighted vest when training. By adding more weight to your upper body during your training sessions, you’re also increasing the amount of resistance your muscles must work against in order to move around. This makes them grow bigger and stronger, ultimately improving your...