Drills and Exercises to Improve Agility

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Author:
Jay Dawes
Published:
2005
Length:
30 minutes

Agility (i.e., the ability to start, stop, and change directions rapidly and efficiently), can be a critical factor in the athletic arena. Accordingly, agility training is often undertaken by coaches and athletes who want to gain a competitive edge. However, the benefits of agility training can often be just as beneficial for non-athletes in their activities of daily living. Drills and Exercises to Improve Agility provides fitness professionals with a basic framework for incorporating agility training into the developmental programs for athletes and non-athletes alike. In addition, a wide array of agility training drills and exercises that are designed to challenge individuals of all health and fitness levels are also explained and demonstrated.

Among the topics covered:

  • Benefits of agility training
  • Basic training guidelines
  • Ladder drills
  • Cone drills
  • Agility ring drills
  • Reaction ball drills
  • Agility training games
  • Program design.