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in Brief: John
Taylor - physical education teacher, youth/high school baseball
coach - shares his training regimen with us that includes sport
stacking to improve hand-eye coordination, reaction time as well
as concentration, focus... and even self-confidence. |
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Coach
Taylor shares, "I
incorporate sport stacking with Speed Stacks into the overall
physical education program at my elementary school. This
past pre-season our baseball team used sport stacking as a part
of our overall conditioning program. The
kids are really excited about Speed Stacks. Other teams and kids
are asking our players, "What are Speed Stacks" and
the kids would explain what they are and what sport stacking is."
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A
little history: |
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In
early 2005, John Taylor, an elementary Physical Educator from
Ohio, contacted Bob Fox at Speed Stacks; expressing interest
in using sport stacking as a training aide for his 10-year-olds
Little League Baseball team.
John
saw in sport stacking the benefits of improved eye-hand coordination,
reaction time as well as focus, concentration, and even
self-confidence. |
Ohio
State Single A Championship
team
members
and coaching staff.
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Sport
Stacking assists in Sweet Success
As an elementary Physical Educator, John recently coached
his 'USSSA Under 10' team to the Ohio State Single A Championship! Well
done!
"I
know that there is a direct relationship to the improvement the players
made and the use of Speed Stacks and I feel that the state championship
is proof of this."
This
past pre-season our baseball team used sport stacking as a
part of our overall conditioning program. John
reports, "We would implement the 3-3-3, 3-6-3 and relay stations
with all the players prior to fielding and hitting drills. At first
the players were taken
back by this approach, but soon enough the kids would get to
practice early and want to practice with the Speed Stacks.
As
the weeks went on, eye hand coordination as well as fielding
and bat speed improved with all the players. I know that there
is a direct relationship to the improvement the players made and
the use of Speed Stacks and I feel that the state championship
is proof of this.
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What
did John see?
"We
would take a few sets of Speed Stacks with us during tournaments
and the "CRAZE" would
catch on where ever we went."
We
are looking at getting an entire set with timers and implement
this into our overall basketball program as well."
and... "The players gained confidence on and off the
field."
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As
part of its community program, Speed Stacks is proud to
be a sponsor for this team. |
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The
sport stacking trend spreads
John's brother-in-law Mike, who is doing the speed training,
is now using Speed Stacks as part of his program. He is also working
with a local High School softball team and he is thrilled with
the results and the excitement the players have. "They are showing
up early so they can practice and be the first on the StackMat.
Each week he places their scores on a spreadsheet for all to
see… it
really brings out the competitor in them."
John's team
is also now using StackMats and will begin timing themselves
1-2 times a week. |
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"Sport
stacking is a great approach to eye hand coordination for all
sports and a great motivator for all players. We have players
that want to defend the Fastest Stacker title.
If
I were starting a travel team of any kind from scratch or could
only purchase one
piece of equipment to start up a physical education program SPEED
STACKS WOULD BE IT!!"
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What
is ahead for this involved coach?
John
is also
putting on a workshop in the spring at his sons’ school for
any student who is interested. He will incorporate the electric slide
and the hand jive dance into the workshop. "The kids use the
hand jive dance as a warm-up prior to using Speed Stacks. Mike and
I have been talking and we might put together a mini workshop for
athletes and incorporate a lot of different things that both
of us bring to the table", says physcial educator John. |
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Speed
Stacks, Inc.
Speed
Stacks is delighted to see sport stacking play a prominent
role in this program's success and congratulates all the players
and coaching staff. It is gratifying to see the benefits of
sport stacking matched by the players' enthusiasm for sport
stacking itself.
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