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Training & Drills

For Butterfly and Breaststroke: Use Your Head
June 2, 2023
Some of the fastest breaststrokers and butterflyers don’t just lay their heads down into the water softly after the breath, they snap them down quickly and aggressively into the streamlined position. At The Race Club we have always preached to our campers to try to swim smarter. Not that there is any way to swim […]
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Strength and Conditioning Drills Can Help Youth Football Players Excel
June 2, 2023
Football players spend countless hours, especially in the offseason, training to help better their physical performance. Strength and conditioning drills has always been a large part of what players utilize to prepare for a football season. There is now so much more available compared to past decades where the focus was placed on barbells, free […]
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Kick Return Team: The Cage Drill
June 2, 2023
When looking at a kickoff return team it is very easy to simply assign a blocker for every defender on the kickoff team and tell your best athlete to find some space. Many teams rely on this as a simple way to install the kickoff return team and think this will be enough to bring […]
Four Easy Drills to Build a Complete Catcher
June 2, 2023
Every team needs a sound defensive catcher behind the plate, and a plus defensive catcher is a major asset. Every team needs a sound defensive catcher behind the plate, and a plus defensive catcher is a major asset. With the emphasis on developing consistent, effective play behind the plate, Brockton (Mass.) Little League coach James […]
Breaking Bad Habits at the Plate
June 2, 2023
‘Deprogramming’ of kids is the toughest part of the job for high school baseball coach OKLAHOMA CITY – It was an easy question for Steve Schwarz to answer. The longtime Westmoore High School coach has had to develop many players during his tenure, and freely admits that “deprogramming” kids of some really bad techniques is […]
Lessons with a Champion Golfer Michelle Wie West
Lessons with a Champion Golfer: Michelle Wie West
May 18, 2023
Michelle Wie West showcases the powerful golf swing that made her a golfing phenom in the newest season of Lessons with a Champion Golfer.
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Basic Setting Footwork Drills
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Basic Setting Footwork Drills
May 9, 2023
Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Team Pineapple VBC Club Director Lloy Ball (a setter for the American national team from 1993–2008) shares basic setting footwork drills to train setter quickness and muscle memory before or after practice.
Chalk Talk: 3-on-2 Transition Game
Chalk Talk: 3-on-2 Transition Game
May 9, 2023
Small-area games and engaging practice structure were hot topics at the 2018 USA Hockey National Coaches Symposium in Lake Placid, New York. 
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Player Run Ball Control Drills
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Player Run Ball Control Drills
May 9, 2023
Munciana Volleyball based in Yorktown, Indiana, shares eight drills players can run to improve ball control. Many of these drills can even be done at home or outside.
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Knees Head Arm
Volleyball Tip of the Week: Blocking the Seam and Lining Up the Block
May 9, 2023
Kennesaw State Volleyball, a DivisionI program in Kennesaw, Georgia, shares two blocking drills to focus on blocking the seam, penetrating the net and watching the attacker in order to effectively line up the block.
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