quickness


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Synonyms for quickness

skillful performance or ability without difficulty

intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

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"It's really important in the international game for you to have the size and that quickness and to combine them.
This guide helps coaches and athletes develop safe and effective training programs to optimize agility and quickness. It discusses factors that influence change of direction speed, proper technique, body position, and the physical attributes needed for athletes to achieve high-level performance; the role of perceptual and decision-making skills like information processing, knowledge of situations, anticipation, and arousal and anxiety levels; testing procedures and protocols to evaluate athlete strengths and weaknesses; drills to improve agility and quickness; designing agility and quickness programs using a scientific approach to training; and sport-specific agility and quickness training.
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In particular, Guiao dealt with the team's problem with quickness by inserting Christian Standhardinger, Jayson Castro, Troy Rosario and Arwind Santos in their lineup for Iran.
"With that outside speed sometimes people don't know him as much and he might have surprised some guys with that quickness," Quenneville said.
'Abudushalamu has a body of a power forward with the quickness of a guard.
The Chief Minister said inauguration of work by Governor GB was aimed at to bring quickness in this important road project besides mobilizing other stakeholders.
On June 10th for boys and June 17th for girls Yun and his Athlete Training Program-Athletic Revolution-Hilliard is holding a one-day speed, agility, and quickness clinic at their facility in Hilliard (south of Dublin, OH and north of Grove City and West of Columbus) to share his company's revolutionary techniques to develop all-around specific speed and agility.
It's got Alex Trebek, a master of his craft, and it's a competition of knowledge quickness, which will never go out of style.
Quickness can be fully expressed in a movement only if the athlete has a significant energy supply.
The Beacons list him at 5-foot-9, but his quickness reminds Jackson of another point guard who starred at Oregon.
Slaven Bilic believes Newcastle United deserved their 2-1 victory because his West Ham United side could not match the Magpies' "sharpness, quickness and aggression" during the first half.
Training for Speed, Agility, & Quickness offers a fine training package that pairs online access to a video library of drills and exercises with keys to developing movement skills and applying them to a range of sports, from football and track to soccer, lacrosse, tennis, and combat sports.
Bernard's coach Mark Pierce said it was going to be a game of quickness against size, and Holy Name's quickness won the battle.