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[wuwe]

what is some stuff too do to get batter at long jump and high jump for track & field

Squat Jumps, Toe Raises,Jumping Rope and also work your core, such as your abs

[BobisMighty]

Anyone know any good tips for kicking at goal? Or know of any good resources?

My team left too many points off the board last year for not having a consistent kicker. Gonna try and remedy that...

interested in this as well. been messing around with kicking just for fun lately.

[BrickFitness06]

great idea!

[BrickFitness06]

work on squats. and jumps

[BrickFitness06]

You should get that flat footed thing checked out

[hamworld05]

I think the whole flat-footed thing is bs. Flat feet don't affect athleticism. You could still be quick and have flat feet. I would be more worried about my ankle strength than my "flat feet" if I were y'all.

[ELITEPOWER1]

Deep squats,calve/ham/glute raises,reverse hyper extensions.

[MrKuro]

So I'm looking to increase my vert for both football and to be able to dunk. I am 17, 5'10 150lbs, I can squat 275. I have a 6'2 wingspan (7'6 reach) and a 32-inch vert. I can touch the rim off straight vert, but am unable to dunk a basketball (closest I've gotten was a volleyball). Heres how my workouts go:

Mondays-
Snatches - 3x5 - 115
Power Cleans - 3x5 - 135
Step Ups - 3x10 - 135

Wednesdays-
Squats - 3x5 - 60%, 65%, 70& of max
Jump Squat - 3x10 - 95
Deadlift - 3x5 - 135
Hyperextensions - 3x10

Fridays-
*Same as Monday*

I only workout in my weight training class which I have every other day, so I only have roughly an hour to workout. I also am a track runner, so after lifting I do sprints and such. I've been doing this for a couple months but havent seen a significant increase, what should I do different?

Heres a gif I made of me dunking with a volleyball (sorry for low quality)

Could it be that the reason my standing vert and my running vert are nearly the same is because I'm not jumping right?

[epicstory]

whats the best vert increase program out right now?

my hamstring flexibility sucks.. any tips to loosen them up?

[kristen5412]

Thanks for sharing the post

[kristen5412]

Great post!!!

Thanks for sharing the knowledge

[kristen5412]

Nice Post!!!

I appreciate it

[swolepatrole]

Someone? Anyone?

[lhprop1]

Someone? Anyone?

All of the people who are good at kicking usually spend more time in the mirror fixing their hair than they do on bb.com

[BobisMighty]

All of the people who are good at kicking usually spend more time in the mirror fixing their hair than they do on bb.com

I have been paying more attention to my hair lately....


We're the MetNY D3 Champs! Back to D2 next fall. Thank goodness. The reffing in D3 is horrendous.
We play New London Men's this weekend to see if we go to nationals.

[swolepatrole]

YEAHH BUDDY! Well done, sir! Maybe see if you can lock up a good recruiting class or two and get some staying power this round!

[BobisMighty]

YEAHH BUDDY! Well done, sir! Maybe see if you can lock up a good recruiting class or two and get some staying power this round!

Thanks! That's definitely what we've been working on. We actually got a big group of newbies, college players, and guys who just moved into the area looking for a new team this season. We were able to field an entire B-side without recycling A-Side players for just about every game so far. I'm hoping most of these guys stay, although the down side of being in NJ is that we typically lose a lot of recent college grads to NYC teams, or they just move to NYC never to be heard from again.

[lhprop1]

We're the MetNY D3 Champs! Back to D2 next fall. Thank goodness. The reffing in D3 is horrendous.
We play New London Men's this weekend to see if we go to nationals.

Good luck. We just won MN and finally beat Green Bay to make it to the midwest semi's in the spring. Maybe we'll meet up at nationals.

We just lost to Metropolis on a last minute penalty kick last weekend in a friendly and they won the D3 national championship last year. Hopefully we'll come out this strong in the spring when we need it.

[BobisMighty]

Good luck. We just won MN and finally beat Green Bay to make it to the midwest semi's in the spring. Maybe we'll meet up at nationals.

We just lost to Metropolis on a last minute penalty kick last weekend in a friendly and they won the D3 national championship last year. Hopefully we'll come out this strong in the spring when we need it.

Nice! Congrats on making it to the semi's. We used to have our semis in the Spring, but NERFU worked out a deal with MetNY to get it all done in one shot. Hopefully we're both in the USA rugby playoffs.

[andrewmc]

Anyone know any good tips for kicking at goal? Or know of any good resources?

My team left too many points off the board last year for not having a consistent kicker. Gonna try and remedy that...

interested in this as well. been messing around with kicking just for fun lately.

All of the people who are good at kicking usually spend more time in the mirror fixing their hair than they do on bb.com

Now that isn't entirely true.

OP I'm one of the kick takers for my team. (University of Wisconsin Whitewater- Reigning DII National champs /brag)

Are you talking about drop kicks or penalty/conversion kicks, because I'd have different advice for each. Assuming penalty/conversions, and a calm wind, the ball will generally curve from outside to inside if you haven't already figured that out. I usually place the ball like so on the tee:



NOTE that you strike the ball on the point (right side of the picture) this gives you the end over end flipping as well as more power and accuracy. I usually stand behind the ball facing the post, take 4 big steps back and two steps to my left (right footed) Don't feel like you need to sprint at the ball to get velocity, I approach controlled but make my last step aggressive and think about kicking through the ball, not to the ball if that makes sense.

If you need more help let me know, or if you need drop kick help let me know as well.

Good luck and practice often


On a side note we're playing this weekend for the midwest championship. Wish us luck in this crappy Nov weather we're having.

Oh and my hair DID look especially good in the mirror this morning.

[lhprop1]

On a side note we're playing this weekend for the midwest championship. Wish us luck in this crappy Nov weather we're having.

Who do you guys have Saturday? Is it Milwaukee?

[andrewmc]

Who do you guys have Saturday? Is it Milwaukee?

Yep. We beat them 39-7 in regular season, so hopefully this match goes even better. We were vastly better conditioned than they were, as most of our points came in the second half. It should be rainy and cold, but hey, it's November.

[lhprop1]

Yep. We beat them 39-7 in regular season, so hopefully this match goes even better. We were vastly better conditioned than they were, as most of our points came in the second half. It should be rainy and cold, but hey, it's November.

Best of luck to you. One thing I've noticed in my many years of playing is that at the lower levels and even so into the middle and higher levels (in the US), fitness alone will win you a lot of matches.

We have Fond du Lac at home in the spring to advance to the midwest final. We lost to them by a few points in a friendly this fall on the road, but we travelled with exactly 15 and only had about 6 or 7 of our A side players there (it was originally supposed to be a bye weekend and was scheduled at the last minute so most guys made plans).

[andrewmc]

Best of luck to you. One thing I've noticed in my many years of playing is that at the lower levels and even so into the middle and higher levels (in the US), fitness alone will win you a lot of matches.

We have Fond du Lac at home in the spring to advance to the midwest final. We lost to them by a few points in a friendly this fall on the road, but we travelled with exactly 15 and only had about 6 or 7 of our A side players there (it was originally supposed to be a bye weekend and was scheduled at the last minute so most guys made plans).

Yeah we noticed that two, but it disappeared at the national tournaments.

Best of luck to you as well. It's sometimes hard to get going in the spring after the long winter but it sounds like you have the depth to get it done.

[lhprop1]

Yeah we noticed that two, but it disappeared at the national tournaments.

Best of luck to you as well. It's sometimes hard to get going in the spring after the long winter but it sounds like you have the depth to get it done.

We do have depth. We have former collegiate and current men's Select Side players who aren't starting.

[FLChamp]

Battleship tournament on Nov. 12-13th in Mobile, AL. Anyone else heading out there?

[Mikethewinger]

Anyone got a good workout routine? I'm a 190.5cm 200 pound winger. (ya i know im tall) just comig up into my grad year. Picked up a few scholarships and i want to see if i can get some better offers. Any tips?

[macweb3000]

I could use some help on vetical jump and lateral box hops if you have anything my school has competitions for certain things but my vj is lacking and so is my box jumps any info you can give would be great. Heavy lifting not an issue I'm squating 355

[BobisMighty]

Anyone got a good workout routine? I'm a 190.5cm 200 pound winger. (ya i know im tall) just comig up into my grad year. Picked up a few scholarships and i want to see if i can get some better offers. Any tips?

the first page of this thread has a great breakdown of a bunch of recommended workout programs.

[bigrice25]

I am 14 years old, 128 lbs. I am a very good player overall, but i need to gain weight to improve my physical game. Ive been bulking which has been putting on a little fat as well. Should i be doing this as it might sacrifice my speed? Also what are good workout for explosion? Thanks!

I would recommend working more on your fundamentals, sacrafice some of your bulking time to work on lefthand/righthand dribbling, shooting, defensive slides. IMO hitting weights hard and gaining muscle isnt as important until around jr, or sr year of HS and very important in College.