Softball Conditioning - Strength or Power?

by Marc-Olivier Dagenais


Power or strength? For many, these two terms mean the same. But, there is a difference.

Strength = how much you can lift or how much force you can generate.

Power = explosive strength or how much force you can generate very quickly. Being explosive.


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Power Training for Softball

A little (simplified) lesson about physiology. As you know well, the body is basically divided between fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. Slow twitch fibers are dominant for slower, endurance-type activities and fast twitch fibers are dominant for fast, explosive activities.

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 February 2012 01:13

What is Sport Psychology?

by Jim Guerci

Sport psychology is a discipline that blends the observation of human behaviors with the excitement of athletics. When a professional in sport psychology observes an athlete, the goal is to notice behaviors that can be eliminated or improved in order to improve the athlete's performance. These professionals can work in the research of sport psychology or teach those who want to become sport psychologists, but their main function is often working with athletic teams or fitness clubs to develop and implement motivational programs that will enhance athletic performance. Understanding what sport psychologists do will help you to determine if you have the need for consulting.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 01:59

Top Six Football Training Tips: Basics for Improving Your Game

Author: Patrick Beith

Football training tips have gotten very sophisticated, mostly because a great football player is a renaissance man in the athletic world. He is a package deal, so to speak. He is amazingly strong and solid with the ability to channel explosive power at that perfect moment in time. He is dense and powerful and wields tremendous inertia on the field. On the flipside, he must also be agile and quick on his feet. And the greatest players can disappear down the field in a flash, hopefully with the ball in hand.

If you're thinking that this 'great' football player sounds almost super-human, you're not very far off the mark. Especially when you consider that he must be able to think and make quick decisions even while he's performing all this magic on the field. But don't dismay, if you have a goal to become a better football player, you can hone your athletic skill to be this diverse. Here are a few football training tips for a great, all-around on field performance.

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 October 2011 18:56

Basketball: Triple Threat Position and the Jab Step

by Michael G

One of the fundamental basketball techniques in playing offense is the Basketball Triple Threat position.
It’s called a basketball Triple Threat position because when you receive a pass, you will have three options: passing the ball, shooting the ball, or driving forward. It’s called a “threat” because your defender won’t know which to expect, giving you a huge advantage. The basketball Jab Step is a very common follow up to the Triple Threat, which we will cover below. Read on to see how to catch the basketball in Triple Threat position, use the basketball Jab Step, and your options afterward.

Last Updated on Friday, 21 October 2011 03:46