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Mobility, Activation and Movement Training

Welcome to the Mobility, Activation and Movement Training homepage!

You'll learn about getting ready for competition, training and practice. Learn the correct ways to train for mobility, stability, and flexibility

Improving Shoulder Mobility
Sean Skahan
At the beginning of every season, we will do a Functional Movement Screen (F.M.S.) with each member of our team. It has become a part of the whole overall testing and assessment process. The process of using the F.M.S. has evolved as I have learned new strategies and techniques from season to season to help us incorporate corrective exercises into our program. During the first few seasons that we implemented the F.M.S., we simply screened our team and then implemented our in-season program. Now, we are taking a much more individualized corrective exercise approach as I felt that we needed to incorporate some corrective exercises to help the players with F.M.S. issues and prevent players from having problems. . . . keep reading

Video of the Week: Kneeling Thoracic Rotation and Extension
MBSC staff member Kevin Carr shows a great drill to improve thoracic mobility. This works well because kneeling and flexing at the hips aids in locking down the lumbar spine so movement comes primarily from the t-spine. . . . keep reading

Gray Cook Teaches Coach Boyle the Brettzel and "Brettzel 2.0" stretches
Gray Cook and Coach Boyle got together during a break at the Perform Better One Day Workshop in Boston to go over the "Brettzel" and Brettzel 2.0 stretches. . . . keep reading

How to Recover Quicker: Everything You Need to Know About 'Recover' and 'Regeneration'
Robb Rogers

Rest and recovery are a critical component to athletic success. Follow these strategies and your athletes will reduce injuries and dramatically improve their performance! . . . keep reading

How to Dramatically Improve Your Performance (and Decrease Injuries) with Dynamic Mobility
Listen to this exclusive 20 minute interrogation with Eric Cressey as he goes into great detail about what all athletes should be doing before they train! . . . keep reading

The Ultimate Dynamic Warm-Up Program for Injury Free Athletes!
Bruce Kelley

See the revolutionary dynamic warm-up program used by Level II USATF Certified Spring and Hurdles Coach Bruce Kelley that's kept all his athletes injury-free! . . . keep reading

Are You Stretching Incorrectly?
Dave Schmitz, PT, CSCS

Take a look at the most advanced dynamic flexibility program to improve your performance, using flexbands! Discover how to incorporate the Flexband Flexibility Matrix using 11 movements! . . . keep reading

The U.S. Women’s Field Hockey Team's Dynamic Warmup Program!
Chris Ullom ATC, CSCS
Take a look at the actual US Women’s Field Hockey Team incredible dynamic warmup and flexibility program that will also improve your coordination and and mobility! Their Strength and Conditioning Coach, Chris Ullom, lays out an entire program that is perfect for all athletes! . . . keep reading

The Ultimate 'Dynamic Warmup' Workout Every Athlete Should Do BEFORE Practice and Games!
Ryan Lee, MS, CSCS

Download this effective dynamic warmup to get you ready for maximum performance. See why all the pro strength coaches are moving away from ’traditional’ warmups and using ’dynamic warmups and flexibility’ . . . keep reading

The Insider Secrets to Dramatically Improve Your Sports Performance with 'Functional Training' - An Audio Interview with Mike Boyle

Listen to this exclusive 22 minute interview with Mike Boyle, author of 'Functional Sports Training for Sports' as he reveals everything you need to know about how to improve your sports performance. Mike teaches you what he does with his world-class athletes and how you can train like the pros! . . . keep reading

Arm Drives to Improve Speed!
Ryan Lee, MS, CSCS
Improve your speed with this great drill which pro strength coaches have been using for years with their athletes . . . keep reading

Lateral Hurdle Step-Over
Ryan Lee, MS, CSCS
An excellent exercise to improve lateral strength and agility. You can use this as a strength training exercise or even a dynamic warmup. . . . keep reading

How to Become a Faster and Better Conditioned Athlete (Part II) - An Audio Interview with Alwyn Cosgrove

Learn how to become a faster and more agile athlete. In part II of this exclusive interview World-Renown Training Expert Alwyn Cosgrove reveals more secrets on how become lightning fast in All Sports! . . . keep reading

Dynamic Warmup and Coordination: The Heel to Glute
Brian Grasso
The warm-up exercise of choice for the world's best strength coaches. This is a must to incorporate into all of your training programs. See the proper form and learn how to do it right! . . . keep reading