5 Swimming Drills / Polo Drills (New!)

Swimming is one of the most serious full body Cardiovascular workouts that you can do.  Today I want to go over 5 swimming drills / polo drills that will enhance your stamina and endurance in the water.  Be sure to stretch well before doing these swimming exercises.

The first swimming drill I want to discuss will strengthen your legs and enhance your stamina and endurance in the water.  To begin this exercise hold your hands above your head and kick your legs keeping your upper body above water.  Run this drill for 5 minuets breaking the exercise down into 1 minuet intervals.  To intensify the drill try volleying a ball while keeping your upper body above water.

The second swimming drill I want to talk about is a lap for lap exercise.  This drill will enhance your ball handling abilities.  To begin, swim back and fourth from one end of the pool to the other pushing the ball in front of you.  Do 3 to 5 laps then relax.  To intensify this drill lay on your back and volley the ball up while swimming from one end of the pool to the other.  Do 3 to 5 laps then relax.

The third swimming drill I want to talk about is a passing drill.  For this exercise you will need a partner.  To begin you and your partner will volley a ball back and fourth to each other while keeping your upper bodies above water.  This exercise will strengthen your legs while enhancing your stamina and endurance.  Do this exercise 10 to 15 times then relax.  To intensify this swimming drill you and your partner will swim from one end of the pool to the other volleying the ball back and fourth to each other.  Do this swimming drill 5 times then relax.

The fourth swimming drill I want to talk about is a shooting drill.  For this exercise you will need a partner and 2 cups.  Set the two cups up at the end of the pool to demonstrate the boundaries of your goal.  Have your partner guard the goal.  Now stay at the other end of the pool and shoot the ball trying to make the ball pass in between the two cups.  This exercise will strengthen your legs along with your shooting abilities.  It will also strengthen your guarding abilities.  Do this exercise 5 times then switch positions.  To intensify this swimming drill you can add more cups.  Now you want to try and knock over as many cups as possible.  Do this 5 times then switch positions with your partner.

The fifth swimming exercise is a pass and shooting drill.  For this you will need 3 players.  Also you will need to set up 2 cups for the goal.  Now a player will guard the goal and the two other players will pass and shoot the ball.  To start this drill player 1 will pass to player 2 then player 2 will shoot the ball in between the two cups/goal.  Run this exercise 10 times then rotate positions.  Player 2 will guard the goal and player 1 and player 3 will pass and shoot.  This exercise will enhance your teams performance when practiced consistently.  To intensify this drill add more cups.  Now when player 1 passes to player 2, player 2 will try to knock over the cups.  Do this 5 times then rotate just like in the above example.  This drill will strengthen your teams shooting abilities as well as their guarding abilities.

5 Hockey Drills (New!)

Hockey is another sport I really enjoy watching.  My favorite team is by far the Orlando Solar Bears.  Hockey is also a sport that demands respect from its players through determination and hard work.  Today I want to discuss 5 hockey drill that will enhance your teams game play be increasing their speed and reaction time.  Be sure to stretch before running these drills.

The first hockey drill I want to go over is a pass and shoot drill.  For this drill you are going to need three players.  To begin player 1 will be in possession of the puck.  Player 2 will guard player 1 and player 3 will stay in close proximity of the goal.  Player 1 will attempt to maneuver around player 21 but will pass to player 3 then player 3 will shoot the goal.  After you have run this drill then rotate the players positions.  Player 3 will be in possession of the puck and will be guarded by player 1.  Player 2 will then receive the puck from player 3 and shoot the goal.  The more you run this drill the faster you will be able to execute it.

The second hockey drill I want to talk about is a one on one drill that focuses on player offense and player defense.  For this exercise you are going to take turns guarding each other.  Focus on the puck and your stick work and be sure to rotate after each shot.  Running this hockey drill consistently will enhance your defensive skills as well as your offensive skills.  Do this exercise 10 times playing both the offense and defensive position and then relax.

The third hockey drill I want to discuss is a slap shot drill.  To begin this exercise stand back from the net and slap the puck into the goal.  Do this 5 times then move to a different spot and repeat.  To intensify this drill, have another player defend the goal.  Now run the exercise the same way.  Move around slapping the puck in the goal.  Run this drill consistently and you will enhance your teams shooting abilities.

The fourth hockey drill exercise is a pass and shooting drill.  For this you will need 4 players.  To begin player 1 will pass to player 2.  Player 2 will pass to player 3.  Player 3 will then shoot the puck into the goal.  Do this exercise 5 times then switch positions.  Player moves out of defend the goal and player 3 moves in.  This exercise will enhance your teams overall performance.  To intensify this drill add another player to help defend the goal.  Run this exercise once then switch positions.

The last hockey exercise is a passing drill.  For this you will need a partner and an egg.  To begin, pass the egg back and fourth to your partner without breaking it.  This exercise will enhance your shooting and receiving technique.