When did you last play hop scotch? Is play the right word, do maybe?
K asked Fran to do some chalking with her this afternoon, then wanted to make it a hop scotch, then proceeded to ride off on her bike while Fran chalked the course.
We all had a go.
In the olden days, I used to be an Adidas Speed and Performance Coach; ladder drills were part of that. Hop scotch is a version of a ladder drill.
K was impressed on my first go, right leg hopping. I was impressed, I can still move pretty well, I’m not far off 50, well done, all went through my head.
Or so I thought, as soon as I had a try with my left leg it was as if I’d never been on a hop scotch in my life.
I have always been stronger on my right side for that type of thing, my left was pretty good though. Since I had my bike crash nearly two years ago, I have avoided putting too much strain through my left side.
I have a tear in my meniscus and my left shoulder. I’ve rehabbed them and they don’t affect daily life other than being weaker than they were. However, I hadn’t tested any performance type training things.
Bouncing / plyometrics or fast feet movements. By the time I felt confident enough in them to spar, the computer (Boris) said no.
I could be really moody about not being good at it, instead I’m using it to inform my decisions on training.
I need to add somethings in that will challenge my speed and coordination.
Have you let anything slip over lockdown?
Now is the time to pick it back up, it’s looking like we’ll be allowed out and maybe even interact with other people.
Make a start, even if it’s only drawing a hop scotch in chalk out the front of your house. Which is worth doing anyway as you will always catch people giving it a go when they walk past 🙂
Darren “get the chalk out” Checkley
