Footwork?
My definition is 'the ability to move with smooth and accurate transition to allow a performance of a sporting skill with the least amount of effort' (Paul Simmons, 2011)
When I started to really consider the area of footwork it seemed that much of the training I saw lacked real definition and thought.
Foot work training is made up of many parts; agility, reaction (sensory overload), functional core strength, functional balance, strength (static and isotonic). Also, the mind is tested as the level of pinpoint concentration is needed. I have found that most athletes struggle with this as it is very much a taught skill to start with. You cannot just drill and overload without any focus on coaching footwork.
The worst example is a use of a linear laddle or cones spread out without any foucs on the above aswell as timing, distance and skill.
The following is what you need to be doing................
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