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Power Skip - Horizontal

January 15, 2009

Starting Position

  • Standing

Procedure

  • Lift knee and foot with opposite arm
  • Drive foot down to ground, generating a double foot contact as opposite foot and knee lift
  • Alternate and repeat moving forward, focusing on getting as much distance as possible

Coaching Keys

  • Maintain perfect posture
  • Keep toes pulled up to shins
  • Push foot through the ground with hips going into full extension
  • Contact the ground with the ball of the foot, not the heel
  • Initiate movement from glutes
  • Drive elbows back as opposite leg attacks ground

You Should Feel It

  • Working the entire body

Tags: Plyometrics, Movement Preparation, Power, Agility, Linear Movement

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