Skips

This drill develops the following: 

✅ Coordination of movement 

• Arm blocking 

• Active foot

• Knee drive

✅ Driving and holding the knee

✅ Leg extension and force application for the back end of the hop phase

Technical focus: Correct positioning (knee up, toe up, heel out)

Proper mechanics
Produce and apply vertical and horizontal forces quickly
Effective and efficient movement

Cues: 

      Feet:

            Quick ground contact
            Toe up, heel out
            Heel to toe landing 

      Legs: 

            Knee up, held until the transition phase
Straight leg pull through    

      Arms: 

            Freely swinging 

            Long load, quick drive

Benefits: 

Optimal body positioning for horizontal explosion
Coordination of movement
Force applied in the right direction
Force applied at the right time

Reps: 

      1 x 5