Movement Skill Acquisition for American Football— Using “Repetition without Repetition” to Enhance Movement Skill
by Shawn P. Myszka, CSCS
NSCA Coach
March 2019
Vol 4, Issue 5
Football requires very fast, high-intensity, and high-impact movement patterns with each position requiring various movements and speeds. This article reviews how coaches are currently observing movement, and offers a framework on how to identify and improve movement in each player without over-coaching movement patterns.
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