Agility training for athletes

8 Best Agility Training Exercises Vertimax

3 hours ago

1. Lateral Plyometric Jumps. Lateral plyometric jumps help build explosive power, balance, and coordination by using our natural body weight. This advanced agility training exercise is essential for any athletic position that requires lateral coordination and power.
2. Forward Running, High-Knee Drills. Requiring only a basic speed later and your body, this agility training exercise is designed to improve foot coordination and speed for all field sport athletes.
3. Lateral Running, Side-to-Side Drills. Lateral running drills greatly improve both knee and ankle stability, making them ideal for court-sports. For proper form, maintain a low center of gravity and quickly step side-by-side through the ladder.
4. Dot Drills. Agility and explosive speed are achievable when you have the appropriate leg strength, something that is improved with basic dot drills. Dot drills are just one of the ways in which you can increase knee and ankle strength, giving you the additional stability you need for field sports, racket sports, basketball and soccer.
5. Jump Box Drills. Great for your quads, glutes, and hamstring muscles, start by stepping into a VertiMax 8 with a medium to heavy resistance (depending on your ability).
6. L Drills. L Drills, aka Cone Drills, are a popular agility training exercise used by coaches and professional trainers to develop rapid change of direction ability and speed.
7. Plyometric Agility Drill. Athletes use plyometric jumping exercises to build explosive power and speed. Additionally, these challenging agility training drills improve coordination, dexterity, and effectively improves sports performance.
8. Shuttle Runs. The shuttle run is a standard agility training exercise used by athletes who play stop-and-go sports (i.e. soccer, basketball, and hockey).

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Agility Exercises 6 Exercises To Improve Agility

6 hours ago

1. 6 Agility Exercises to Try.
2. Ladder Drills. Using an agility ladder, select a method of moving through the ladder. For example, you might start with a high-knee march forward through each box, and then progress to a lateral scissor if you’re more advanced.
3. Hurdle Drills. Using either 6- or 12-inch hurdles (these can be cones, yoga blocks or whatever you have on hand), set five to 10 hurdles up in a row, parallel to each other.
4. Agility Balls. Using small agility balls, bounce them either to a partner or against a wall if you’re working out solo. Because the agility ball shape will send the bounce in varying directions, use a safe space where you won’t run into anything or anyone.
5. Balloon Drills. Using two different colored balloons, pick an order in which you will contact them (e.g., yellow then blue). Either alone or with a partner, hit the balloons in their selected order while keeping them in the air.
6. Cone Drills. Set seven cones up in the pattern shown. Using the letters M, N, I, T, Y, select an order in which you will create those letters with your pattern of moving through the cones.
7. Medicine Ball Drills. Using a moderately sized medicine ball (a weight that is appropriately sized for your fitness level), stand facing a concrete (or otherwise stable) wall about 2 to 5 feet away, depending on the length of your arms.

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