1) As Marc and many schools now demonstrate, Dynamic stretching warms the girls up and STATIC stretches SLOW the nervous system and are best to be left for AFTER the activity......
** Question I have is 2 years ago, I watched U of Arizona work Dynamic stretches and NOT static stretches while attending a coaches clinic in Tucson, AZ. Last year, they did static stretching on their OWN first, THEN Dynamic Stretching and I am seeing this a little more..... mixing Dynamic stretches with STATIC Stretching....
****** Thoughts???
Also, I ALWAYS have believed athletes should start with a light jog to warm the muscles and joints up and get the blood flowing, BEFORE STRETCHING......
Our HS team does NOT jog before their stretches and I'm not clear why this makes sense. ANy thoughts?
** Question I have is 2 years ago, I watched U of Arizona work Dynamic stretches and NOT static stretches while attending a coaches clinic in Tucson, AZ. Last year, they did static stretching on their OWN first, THEN Dynamic Stretching and I am seeing this a little more..... mixing Dynamic stretches with STATIC Stretching....
****** Thoughts???
Also, I ALWAYS have believed athletes should start with a light jog to warm the muscles and joints up and get the blood flowing, BEFORE STRETCHING......
Our HS team does NOT jog before their stretches and I'm not clear why this makes sense. ANy thoughts?