Skill Training for Sport

Skill training is essential towards any athletes training plan. Obviously, if your athletes aren’t getting any better skill and technique-wise for their particular sport, then all of the other exercises that they do are pointless.

Speed training, power, conditioning, strength, etc. can be similar in the types of workouts that different speed and power sports perform but position and sport specific skills are what differentiate the sports athletes.

Skill training should be worked on each workout. It can be blended and mixed into each weeks workout plan. These exercises and drills act to bridge the speed, agility, and strength that were acquired during training into a more functional activity and performance for the particular sport.
When planning an actual training program for your sport, the strength and conditioning part are extremely important but will not help you if you do not focus on the skills required to excel and perform at your position and sport.

It might sound basic, but you would be surprised to see how many coaches actual under-estimate the value of skill development and do not spend a lot of time working on the tools, techniques and skill sets required to become better at their sport.