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B. FORWARD STADIUM STEP HOPS
Purpose: To develop explosiveness and speed.
Procedure:
Stand at the bottom of the stadium steps.
Hop up every step keeping both feet together.
Hop up 10-20 hops then walk back down.
Key Points:
- Keep your feet together when jumping and landing.
- Use your arms to propel you up, by swinging them back, then forwards
as you push off.
Variations:
- Begin hopping up every step then progress to every other step.
- Hop up two steps then back one, then up two more and back one, and so
on.
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B. LATERAL STADIUM HOPS
Purpose: To develop explosiveness, speed and lateral coordination.
Procedure:
Stand laterally at the foot of the stadium steps.
Hop laterally up every step keeping both of your feet together.
Hop up 10-15 hops then walk back down.
Switch sides, face the other direction.
Key Points:
- Keep your feet together when jumping and landing.
- Use your arms to propel you up, by swinging them back, then forwards
as you push off.
Variations:
- Begin hopping every step then progress to every other step.
- Hop up two steps then back one, then up two more and back one, and so
on.
- Turn your body 180 degrees while in the air so that you will be facing
a different direction on each step.
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© Copyright 2004 Gregory A. Werner
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