Plyometrics
Those of you that participate in regular sport will be familiar with plyometric drills. This type of exercise is essential to improving agility and power – two things that are crucial to explosive sports such as rugby, hockey, football etc. Some drills you can try out in your garden, in a gym or on a sports field:
- floor speed ladders (back straight, drive with arms not legs)
- low hurdles (look straight ahead, drive with arms)
- sprints and sprints in-between cones (pump arms backwards and forwards)
- ‘S’ or snake running (lean into curves)
- triangle hop (land on forefeet, hop the shape of a right-angled triangle)
- backward running (slight backwards lean)
- explosive push-ups (push up and clap)
- jump squats (jump into squats, or alternate lunges)
Here are some more gym-based drills:
