Movements
3 Hurdle Drill to Dropstep Acceleration
January 6, 2009
Starting Position
- Standing next to 3 hurdles
Procedure
- Shuffle through hurdles keeping the feet apart.
- Stick and hold on the outside and then reverse directions
- Continue for predetermined number of roundtrips and then dropstep backward into acceleration as 1st foot hits outside of last hurdle
Coaching Keys
- Keep feet apart
- Step over hurdles by picking knees and toes up
- Use arms throughout movement
- Open inside leg hip, as same elbow punches behind body, then drive foot down and back behind hips during dropstep
- Accelerate with perfect posture and lean, driving feet down and back
You Should Feel It
- Throughout the entire body
Tags:
Soccer, Hurdles, Mobility, Multidirectional Movement, Acceleration, Speed
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