Plyometrics
The Fartlek - Lateral Lunge
Start on one leg; dip down to generate a powerful push off the leg as you propel your body forward at a 45 degree angle; while minimizing ground contact time, load on the opposite leg & perform a quick but powerful push propeling the body forward at a 45 degree angle.
The Fartlek - Skater Jumps (45 Degree)
Place one leg in front of the body with knees & toes in alignment; stabilize the knee upon ground contact & then drive the front leg through the ground finishing with the big toe pressing the heal off the ground; flex the oppositve knee above hip level (bring heel to butt) before repeating the movement on the opposite side.
The Fartlek - Single Leg Bounding
Place leg in front of the body & rock from the heal of the foot to the big toe; once on the toes drive down through the ground propelling the body upward and forward; land on the ball of the foot and then rocking back to the heal before placing the opposite leg in front of the body to repeat the motion.
Single Leg Box Squat
- start on top of a box balancing on one leg with the other leg hangs off the box
- sit back on the heel as you squat down
- use the arms & opposite leg as counter balance in front of the body while sitting back
- once the thigh is parallel to the ground, drive through the box to bring the body back to the starting position
Depth Jump For Distance
- start by standing on top of the box
- step off with one foot
- have both feet make contact with the ground at the same time; stop the body as quickly as possible upon ground contact so that body must absorb the force of the contact
- in the split second the body has absorbed the force, then jump as far as possible in the smallest amount of time
Depth Jump
- start by standing on top of the box; step off with one foot
- have both feet make contact with the ground at the same time
- stop the body as quickly as possible upon ground contact so that body must absorb the force of the contact
- in the split second the body has absorbed the force, then jump as high as possible in the smallest amount of time
Single Leg Depth Landing
- start by standing on top of the box on one leg
- step off with one foot and landed in a slightly flexed position upon ground contact
Depth Landing - Low
- start by standing on top of the box; step off with one foot almost in a full depth squat position
- have both feet make contact with the ground at the same time
- stop the body as quickly as possible upon ground contact so that body must absorb the force of the contact
- land and stop the body in a full depth squat position
Depth Landing - High
- start by standing on top of the box
- step off with one foot; have both feet make contact with the ground at the same time
- stop the body as quickly as possible upon ground contact so that body must absorb the force of the contact
- land as high as possible