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Freelap Friday Five

Five questions, five answers. Our popular, weekly series of sports interviews where top professionals from all around the world of athletic performance stop by to share their knowledge.

Game on: Creating and Closing Space

Coach Scott Leech reminds us that great athletes aren’t just physically fit; they’re also sharp problem-solvers. His progression of drills for offensive and defensive players to work on creating and/or closing space conditions them to help solve these problems efficiently and effectively.

Get a Bigger Lane: Ways a Specialist Can Learn to Generalize

What happens when you’re told to “stay in your lane,” but your setting is too small for that to work realistically? Coach Cole Hergott recommends expanding your lane so you can stay in it but also help your athletes and/or clients in a larger capacity.

Lean to Win: Can You Coach the Finishing Lean for Track?

Championships are often decided by competitors who secure a place finish by the narrowest margins, making the finish lean very important. However, as Coach JT Ayers explains, the lean is frequently not trained because coaches either don’t believe in it or think athletes inherently know how to do it—but they don’t.

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