IMPROVING ANKLE MOBILITY AND PREVENTING INJURIES

HOW TO GET YOUR TEAM TO PLAY BETTER TOGETHER

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IMPROVING ANKLE MOBILITY AND PREVENTING INJURIES

According to the joint-by-joint approach, your body is essentially a stack of joints. The ankles, knees, hip, spine, T-spine, and shoulder joints are a stack of joints where joints simply alternate between the need for mobility and stability as we move up the chain.

For example, the ankle needs increased mobility, and the knee needs increased stability.

Next, the hip needs mobility. The process continues up the chain as a simple, alternating series of joints.

Loss of function in the joint below seems to affect the joint or joints above.

For instance, loss of ankle mobility commonly results in knee pain.

Visit my latest page for a discussion on ankle mobility drills and techniques for strengthening your ankles.

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HOW TO GET YOUR TEAM TO PLAY BETTER TOGETHER

The following are tips to help get your team to play better together as a TEAM.

1. First, if there is any negative talk between teammates, the negativity needs to be addressed and squashed out immediately. The coach needs to make it clear that negativity isn't acceptable.

2. Each player needs to be taking on the right role. For example, the setter needs to possess the right qualities such as leadership. The setter should be someone the team will follow. If she isn't a leader, your team likely won't play well together.

3. It's also important to break down barriers (team bonding).

4. If your players still don't play well together and you're feeling desperate to bring the team closer together, a common strategy is to create practices that will bring players closer together.

One method is to create a common enemy. Do you remember the 2004 hockey movie, MIRACLE? If the coach becomes someone the team dislikes, the team will come closer together. The result is everyone disliking the coach and each player comes closer together to fight for one another.