Agility and Change of Direction

Sharp Turns: Agility and Change of Direction is the guide in the Sports Progression Hub speed and agility range that covers the movement most sports actually demand, written for young athletes who need to stop, turn and go again at speed. Across 51 in-depth content cards, it starts where most agility work should: deceleration and braking, and landing and absorbing force, the skills that make everything else possible and safe. It covers body position for changing direction, footwork fundamentals, the cut and the plant, and turning and pivoting, all in genuine technical detail. It draws the crucial distinction between planned agility, where the athlete knows what is coming, and reactive agility, where they must respond to a game, and shows how to train both. It sets out agility drills that transfer to sport, names the common faults that slow young athletes down or put them at risk, and explains how to structure agility training and apply it to the specific demands of a sport. Written in clear, professional British English with genuine, age-appropriate content and no filler, it is the premium agility guide for any young athlete who wants to move sharply and change direction with control.