COACH LESSON 18 OF 24 • EXPLOSIVENESS & POWER
Lesson 18: Coaching Jumps, Bounds and Extension
From the Athletic Development Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 18: Jump, Bound, Extend.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your athletes can jump, bound and extend in all three directions with stuck landings and short, springy contacts, and you can name each athlete’s weakest plane from the numbers.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Every jump is a test. If it isn’t a max effort, it isn’t a power rep.” Athletes move in three planes. Sprinting is horizontal, jumping is vertical, hitting and…
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