Speed, Agility & Conditioning Guidelines

EATS Speed, Agility & Conditioning Guidelines

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Why should athletes participate in a Speed, Agility, and Conditioning Program?

1) Prepare the body for the rigors of their sport (cardiovascular system, muscles, tendons/ligaments, etc.).
2) Improve performance, especially towards the end of a game/practice.

In order for an athlete to compete at their maximal potential, they need to be in great shape.  More specifically, they need to be in great sport specific shape.  Most sports are explosive and fast paced and utilizes quick, high intensity efforts with minimal rest in between.  Although used to a varying degree, most sports combine both the aerobic and the anaerobic energy systems.  A properly designed conditioning program should reflect this.  Each drill should be done at “game speed,” should last an appropriate length of time (specific to the requirements of the sport) and should incorporate the major movement patterns used; sprinting, back pedaling, shuffling, and jumping.  It is important to remember that the heart is a muscle just like the biceps and it needs to be strengthened through specific conditioning.

Please note that Sport Specific Performance Training and Sports Skill Fundamentals Training are two separate activities.

Using basketball as an example; Performance Training is the sprint work, agility drills, and low level Plyometrics designed to strengthen the cardiovascular system and prepare your body for the rigors of the game. 

The Sports Skill Fundamentals Training is practicing the skills of the sport such as shooting, ball handling, and passing.  Improving the skill level is what makes a better basketball player.

Speed, Agility and Sport Specific Conditioning, combined with Strength Training, makes a better athlete. 

At EATS we develop Athletic Warriors!

You Rest… I Train!  You Compete… I Dominate!