May 2020 in review: changing direction
Few sports are played in one direction. How fast you can change direction and move in multiple directions is often the different maker. In May our site theme was changing direction and agility. We put together 1 new video, 2 podcasts, and 9 articles from 12 contributors exploring how athletes change direction, how to train for that, and more.
In addition, many of our resources were related to Frans Bosch. His new book Anatomy of Agility comes out this week and you can preorder it in the HMMR Store. You can also find all our resources about Frans Bosch here.
Below you will find links to our new resources on the theme. As always, become a HMMR Plus Members to get complete access to all of the resources below, including the premium content in the HMMR Classroom.
» Past themes: see a full archive of our past monthly themes here.
New video and podcasts
- GAIN Video 12: Agility fundamentals – Jimmy Radcliffe and Vern Gambetta share exercises and progressions to teach the fundamental building block of changing direction and agility.
- HMMR Podcast 223: Water the bamboo – Travis Knight explains the Gonzaga Basketball approach to agility that helps set them apart.
- HMMR Podcast 224: Anatomy of agility – Exclusive interview with Frans Bosch about his upcoming book Anatomy of Agility.
Motor learning archive
See our full archive on motor learning and Frans Bosch’s training methods.
Archived videos and podcasts
- HMMR Podcast 94: Multi-Directional Speed with Ken Clark
- Video Lesson 7: Robust running with John Pryor
- Video Lesson 15: Hip lock with Frans Bosch and Leigh Egger
- GAINcast 135: The anatomy of agility – part 1 with Frans Bosch and Leigh Egger
- GAINcast 136: The anatomy of agility – part 2 with Frans Bosch and Leigh Egger
- GAINcast 117: Moving, fast and slow
New articles
- Frans Bosch interview part 1: Agility, perception, and understanding errors
- Frans Bosch interview part 2: Frans Bosch on intrinsic learning and understanding attractors
- Preparing the body to change direction by Donie Fox
- Three-dimensional agility by James Marshall
- The importance of sport-specific stimulus in training agility by Warren Young
- Training for the demands of curved sprinting by James de Lacey
- Going backwards to move forwards by Craig Pickering
- What coaches can learn from Frans Bosch’s Anatomy of Agility by Nick Lumley
- Training talk with Rob Gray by Martin Bingisser
Archived articles
- Thoughts on training agility for soccer by Warren Young
- Agility by Vern Gambetta
- Understanding and training cocontractions in high intensity movement by Leigh Egger
- The anatomy of a team sport speed session by James de Lacey
- Athletic development: the basics by Vern Gambetta
