Thirdhalf. | An Off Field Movement on Instagram: "Want to build better contact skills AND increase urgency in support? Try this drill. This isn’t the only way to sharpen your contact work, but it’s one we consistently love using in our sessions. Ball Carrier - Your job is simple, fight through the two hit shields, square up, then add a bit of footwork to the outside before the tackler closes in. Aim to finish by landing on your front and giving an outside present. Support Players - Start with a

History Facts & Stories on Instagram: "In 1948 contact lenses were still a fairly new technology and were made almost entirely from hard plastic, specifically polymethyl methacrylate. These early lenses were not the soft, flexible type used today. Instead they were rigid shells that rested directly on the surface of the eye and covered not only the cornea but often part of the sclera as well. Because they did not allow oxygen to pass through the material, wearers could typically tolerate them on

Dr. Ben Moxness | Jump Training & Athletic Development on Instagram: "As we sprint faster, our contact length (how far COM travels during ground contact) increases up to a certain point, while our contact time decreases. But how can we increase contact length while decreasing contact time? The answer is system stiffness. The easiest way to picture the basic science of sprinting is like a spring (but instead of the tissues “compressing” and releasing energy, they stretch). Stiffer springs need le