Friday 22 May 2015

HIDDEN CAUSES LEADING TO PERFORMANCE DECLINE-HOW TO FIX IT

ISOLATED EXERCISES AND EQUIPMENTS FOR SPORTS SKILL DEVELOPMENT;-

       Often coaches,parents,players finds it easy and attractive to carry and perform certain sports specific movements[ For example-Forehand in Tennis] using stretchable materials and ends in a decline in over all performance due to following reasons.
1. They do more than the required number of repetitions.
2.Certain out comes of these exercises, like improved explosive strength,range of movement may interfere with the ''skill specific accuracy''
3.Exercises isolated to a muscle/group/region[upper body/lowerbody] may interfere with the kinetic chain of movements.
4.May lead to lopsided development in their body as well as neuro-muscular movement pathways and performance gets affected in the long run.

HOW TO FIX IT

1.These type of exercises should be performed with a sequence/pattern maintaining ceplo-caudal,proximo-distal  aspects taken care of diligently.
2.Atleast 50% of these type of exercise duration should be utilised for whole body movements using the body weight as resistance.
3.Each session of exercises should be concluded with stabilising ''wrap it up'' exercises.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE?