bigDman

I am so uncoordinated it is not even funny. Does anyone have any tips on becoming more coordinated? I am open to anything

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What do you mean by coordinated?

ravadongon

Very general question. What type of co-ordination are you asking about here?

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bigDman

well i play lacrosse and i feel as if i have the speed and the strength but im not coordinated. For example last year i couldnt do jumping jacks to a count

last night i got beat once and it was because i triped over my feet and fell

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DJohnson

Counterstrike + Tennis would probably cover all aspects.

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ravadongon

Do some footwork and agility drills i.e. agility ladder, three cone drill etc.

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I would think your lacrosse coach would be the best person to ask as he has a vested interest in you improving.


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davtown

a few suggestions

1. Teach yourself to be ambidextrous. If you're right-handed, write a paragraph or two everyday with your left hand. Write slowly and make sure you're writing on the line. You will notice drastic improvement in a short amount of time, and eventually you'll be able to write equally well with both hands. This will teach your brain to be functional with both sides of your body, and not only will it help you with your mind-body coordination, but it will improve your overall efficiency with life. *note* some people think it's crazy to teach yourself this, but it's entirely possible. If you were to lose your dominant arm in an accident, you would be forced to learn how to write, etc. with your weaker hand. Why not just teach yourself now and have two dominant hands?

2. Have a specific purpose for each movement. Know why you are doing what you are doing, have a reason for it. Flailing about aimlessly is pointless, and can also be viewed as an analogy to your life in general. If you don't know the exact reason as to why you're doing something, then why are you doing it? Think about it...

3. SLOW DOWN!!! If you're are practicing agility and coordination in your room, do it very slowly. This relates back to #3... know why you are performing each move and do it slowly to ensure proper mental focus. As you become familiar with your moves you will learn start to be able to perform them subconciously, thus achieving your goal of "coordination", as in you will be able to gracefully execute your movements while performing your daily tasks.

what moves you ask? I really, really recommend picking up this book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006...Fencoding=UTF8 pretty cheap used and highly informative. This book really teaches you to bring a mental and physical balance in your life that is hard to teach yourself. Here's a little tidbit about the book.

4. I just mentioned the word "grace", a very important word to keep in mind while trying to improve coordination. Take a look at a superstar basketball player taking the last second gamewinning shot. Is he clumsy and fumbly? No! He's graceful and has a specific purpose for his actions. He understands why he is doing what he is doing and making sure to do it the right way.

----this next suggestion can help but the previous 4 are the most important, IMO----

5. Learn to dance... if you know how to make your body move the way you want it to and at the speed you want it to, this will do you wonders. Learn an instrument. Logistics of this are similar to dance, however musical instruments also stimulate your brain in a very unique, very beneficial way.

These are all just suggestions off of the top of my head and things that have worked for me in the past. I didn't realize the post was going to be this long when I started but hopefully I helped and you learned something new. Will these help with sports? Probably... these will help with life in general which I think is more important. Good luck bigD, follow my advice and you will reach your goals!

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A_N_91

^Good post

bigDman

my lacrosse coach is horrible. He doesnt know much about training. he told me to do 3x10 on every exersize every workout

thanks dav
its all true because im deifeintly not graceful and ive been wanting to learn to dance for a long time :p ill work on what you siad and see how it helps

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