Staring Speed

New York, NY - Staring Speed is very important for any sport. This is deals with your reaction time and how explosive you are at the start. This is one of the more advanced things to learn and improve. The first thing to learn is about your body position. You need to make sure you are in proper position and have you body in alignment and going in the direction you want.

Looking at this Photo, one of the coaching points is that the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle are all in the same movement plane. Eyes are forward and looking at where he want to be.  His upper body is in good alignment with his hands at the traditional cheek to cheek. Begin to think about your body position when you come out of your stance. Next Blog post will give you the Drop Drill, which is a great lead up drill to learning how to get out of your start.