Quick start and stops

Category: Agility

Level: 2

Perform multiple stops and starts over ~20 meters

Carla van den Berg

  • Soft bend at hips and knees
  • Knees stacked over ankle when decelerating and accelerating
  • Trunk angle similar to shin angle
  • Arms move forward with opposing leg; movement is initiated from the shoulder
  • Elbows flexed at 90-degrees
  • Knee caving in on deceleration
    • Cue “Knee over pinky toe”
  • Lazy arms
    • Cue “Swing from the shoulder”
    • Cue “Drive elbows back”
  • Arm and knee from same side moving together
    • Cue “Opposite arm and knee”
  • Practices accelerations and safe decelerations
  • Reaction drill that challenges athletes to quickly respond to external cues, similar to demands in a game
  • Trains proper running mechanics