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Reactive change of direction

Category: Agility

Level: 1

2-4 reps/direction

  • Players skate towards coach. When a few yards away, coach quickly points into a direction. Players cut and accelerate into that direction
  • Knee stacked over ankle at plant and cut movement
  • Body stays upright, "Proud chest"
  • Arms move forward with opposing leg, swinging from the shoulder
  • Elbows flexed at 90-degrees
  • Knee collapsing inward at cut movement
    • Cue "Drive knee out towards pinky toe"
  • Lazy arms during the acceleration phase
    • Cue "Swing from the shoulder"
    • Cue "Drive elbows back"
  • Reacting slowly to coach's direction
    • Cue "Game speed"
  • Develops knee control at change of direction movement
  • Incorporates decision-making in response to an external visual stimulus
  • Increases heart and breathing rates
  • Increases intensity of the warm-up