Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.
Brett shares some of his favorite methods to increase hand-eye coordination that are both fun for young athletes and offer a great return on their efforts. There are many creative ways to test the body and create endurance and Brett shares a couple of his go-tos that always gets the brain and body flowing.
Key Takeaways:
[2:15] Brett talks about slamboards and whether it’s a good tool to use for training.
[3:25] How do you use a plyo box?
[4:10] How can you incorporate tennis balls into your workout and agility training?
[4:55] Agility ladders are still a staple in the agility sports world. Brett offers recommendations on how to use it.
[5:25] Another great training technique to use are mini hurdles.
[6:40] A lot of schools or gyms already have these pieces of equipment, which makes it easy to incorporate into your sports training program.
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Tweetables:
“Put your plyo box on the VertiMax, load the athlete at the waist, and do some explosive step ups."
"Any visual aids you can give the athletes when they’re training just helps with them adding one more level of intensity to their training as opposed to just strictly running."
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