Today the campers had their first session with a featured coach, Matt Maloney, former Director of Curriculum at SDSC. Matt took the younger groups through Basic Athletic Stance this morning, while the older kids participated this afternoon. Basic Athletic Stance is the foundation to this camp and the foundation to many sports. Here the campers have jumped into position.
Basic Athletic Stance is our BASE: Balance, Agilities, Speed, Explosion - and you need this strong position for all of these components. The campers will revisit this position and idea throughout the week in the other Featured Coach sessions.
We were thankful to Mount Mansfield Ski Club that we could use their beautiful and spacious club house on this RAINY day - a day that didn't allow us to go through the Basic Athletic Stance on skates as we usually do.
Also due to the pouring rain, we took the opportunity to perform a few Functional Movement Screens in the MMSC club house. Functional Movement Screening tests how well you move in ways that we move in sports - (functionally!). They test your coordination, balance, flexibility, mobility, and identify weaknesses between the right and left sides of your body. We selected a couple to do today: The Hurdle Step which you see below, as well as the Active Straight Leg Raise.
After they went through the Functional Movement Screens we showed them some stretches and movements they can do to improve. They will learn more of these as the week goes on.
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