Every 4 years we get to see one of the greatest and shortest sporting events on TV. The world stops to see 8 of the fastest sprinters come together as they race to determine who the fastest man on Earth
So how should you train for agility? Starting from a gym based point of view, faster performances in side stepping = a greater lateral movement speed during a side step [2]. Greater lateral movement speed involves being able to rapidly
While this segment focusses mainly on the cognitive side of agility, some technical aspects make their way in here. Cognitive To make the cognitive part of agility easier to understand, it can be renamed into decision making speed and
For the purpose of this article, we will just look at speed/agility in invasion sports (e.g. rugby, football, basketball). However, some of these principles are transferable to other sports such as racquet sports. Invasion sports can be defined as opposing