Quick G&T

Quick G&T - Speed, Agility and Quickness

The Need For Speed

Regardless to whether you compete as a professional sportsperson, a 'Weekend Warrior', school prodigy or just want to reach your potential, training in Speed, Agility and Quickness will improve your performance within your specific sport.

I have many years experience of competing and coaching a diverse range of sports. I have applied Speed, Agility and Quickness specific drills and techniques to many of my clients, including one who's training helped her to become Britain's No.1 tennis player. I am confident that it can also help you reach your potential within your specific sport.

Quick G&T training starts with an athletic assessment. I will look at your sport, your basic speed & strength, your speed strength, your running mechanics and your agility and then develop specific drills and techniques to improve your Speed, Agility and Quickness.

Speed

We define speed as the ability to get from point A to point B in the fastest possible time. While not everyone can be as fast as Usain Bolt, I believe you can improve your speed to the best of your potential. Exercises include:

• Gait Drills - for ankles, calf and hip strength
• Basic Speed Technique - running drills
• Agility - ladder and huddle drills
• Resisted - bungee and parachute drills
• Acceleration Drills - overspeed training
• Plyometric Drills - for power

Agility

Agility is defined as the ability to decelerate, stabilise, accelerate and change direction without losing proper posture, speed, strength or body control. Exercises include:

• Biomotor Drills - improves quickness and hip flexibility
• Line Sprints - Shuttle, T drills and Lateral shuffle
• Cone Drills - Directional mobility
• Ladder Drills - for agility, balance, coordination, hip flexibility and quickness
• Tumbling - develop total body awareness
• Medicine Ball Drills - enhance the change from power to agility

Quickness

Quickness can also be called reaction time. It is the ability to react to the visual, auditory and kinesthetic stimuli without hesitation and without slowing down in all types of motion. Exercises include:

• Biomotor Drills - improves quickness and hip flexibility
• Medicine Ball Reaction Drills - for quickness and elastic strength
• Stability Ball - Reaction drills
• Upper and Lower Body Plyometrics - for power and quickness
• Reaction Drills - for directional agility from visual to the auditory