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Benefits of Agility Training For Athletes

Agility is the ability to change and control body position rapidly while maintaining constant motion. Agility training increases balance, control, flexibility and protects sensitive areas during movement by teaching proper body placement. It also builds pathways in the brain for fast responses to stimuli so movements become more natural with practice. Practicing quick starts and stops, coordination and speed helps the body work as a whole fluidly for smooth transitions like a gymnast on a beam. Bursts of agility training can also shorten recovery time by building strength over time.

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Benefits of Agility Training For Athletes

Agility is the ability to change and control body position rapidly while maintaining constant motion. Agility training increases balance, control, flexibility and protects sensitive areas during movement by teaching proper body placement. It also builds pathways in the brain for fast responses to stimuli so movements become more natural with practice. Practicing quick starts and stops, coordination and speed helps the body work as a whole fluidly for smooth transitions like a gymnast on a beam. Bursts of agility training can also shorten recovery time by building strength over time.

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Agility

Agility is one of the skill related components that is the


ability to change and control the direction and position of
the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion.

5 BENEFITS OF AGILITY TRAINING FOR


ATHLETES

Agility drills commonly involve


exercises that develop foot speed
Many injuries happen when the body falls out of and direction change, such as:
alignment in motion—think of pulling the muscles
in your lower back if you lift from an improper
position, or tearing the ligaments in a knee if
you misstep. Agility training increases balance,
control and flexibility, allowing the body to
maintain proper posture and alignment during
movement. Agility training helps the body learn
correct body placement, meaning sensitive areas
like the shoulders, lower back and knees are Run through
protected while moving quickly. tires (hoops or
ladder).

Agility training helps build pathways in the brain


for fast responses to various stimuli. At first,
the responsive movements will seem forced, but as
you practice, they will become more natural.

Run as fast as
you can weaving
Ever watched a gymnast on a balance beam? Her through cone.
movements are dynamic, fluid and perfectly
balanced. Agility training encourages the body to
develop balance in the midst of dynamic movement,
much like the gymnast on the beam. Practicing
quick stops and starts, hand-eye coordination and
speed help the body work as a whole. When the body
is working in sync, movements become more fluid,
for smooth, coordinated transitions.

Sometimes an intense workout can leave you with


sore muscles and decreased energy levels the next Use an agility
day. But the bursts of movement in agility ladder to
training, when practiced over a sustained period practice quick
of time, help build strength in the and specific
musculoskeletal system, which in turn can shorten foot placement.
recovery time.

Often agility training drills are also HIIT (High


Intensity Interval Training) exercises, which can
produce noticeable results in a minimal amount of
time. Non-linear movements, such as side-stepping
footwork using an Agility Ladder, or running a A simple test
slalom course around Agility Cones, engage a of agility. The
greater number of muscles than if you were to test involves
simply run in a straight line. Engaging more quickly jumping
muscles translates into greater results from your in and out of a
workout. hexagon shape.

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