Today was very similar to last week, except I started playing around with some more drills. My box jumps feel sloppy, but it may be because I wasn't warmed up enough at all. Kong drills again. Then broad jumps (didn't pay attention to the actual measurements, but the distance for a precision jump is 9'4" max). Remember people: a broad jump is measured toe to heel. a precision is measured toe to toe.
For the speed and agility drills, I did the T-drill again and some forward and lateral ladder drills. Then I began to work on deceleration drills. I'm starting to think that this is where we should be introducing plyometrics to beginners because it teaches us how to absorb impact better (as well as use the stretch-shortening cycle more effectively to our advantage). In my drilling, I noticed that my feet arches and ankles actualyl aren't as accustomed to impact-absorption as once thought. all the more reason to continue with this type of training.
I also performed many lateral jumps (to work deceleration at different angles), as well as quick changes of direction from landing. Allt his to further flesh out how I would approach teaching deceleration to newcomers. After a few weeks of this, I will probably do a short video series on plyometric training for Parkour, assuming this really hones in what I'm going for. Right now, I'm very happy with what I'm doing, but I'm also pretty bad at it. I'm slow, clumsy, and can't get my foot work right. If this training makes me better at it (which it should), then its application outside will be even better. As time progresses, I'll be incorporating more and more "Parkour-type movements" into these SAQ drills.
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