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Core Knowledge
Movements
Contents
Medial Hop - Double Contact Continuous
Starting Position
- Standing with hips perpendicular, on the leg furthest, to a line of hurdles
Procedure
- Hop medially over one hurdle, quickly bouncing on the landing foot to preload for the following hurdle hop
- Continue over remaining hurdles
- Reverse direction and repeat drill, taking off and landing on the opposite leg
Coaching Keys
- Use hip and arms to generate force
- Land softly by absorbing through your hip
- Anticipate the ground on every contact and try to minimize ground contact time following the second contact
- Do not allow knee to collapse to the inside upon takeoff or landing
You Should Feel It
- Working your hips and legs
