Enhancing change of direction speed and agility in the real world with Molly Binetti (University of South Carolina)

Molly Binetti is this week’s guest on the Pacey Performance Podcast. She is currently the Director of Women’s Basketball Performance at the University of South Carolina following various roles as a coach at the University of Louisville, Purdue University, and the University of Minnesota. As a result, she’s ideally placed to provide her expertise on change direction performance and testing options, open and closed drills, what to look for in an athlete’s movement, and how to avoid ‘over coaching’ athletes. Molly naturally has excellent knowledge of how to specifically coach women, which she goes into here.

In addition, Molly also provides plenty of hints and tips on isometric training, eccentric training, and the ideal programming for different levels of athlete. Details like this are what makes Molly such a superb source of information and a fascinating listen. To hear all this and much more (including the best warm up games prior to a training session!) simply hit the play button now.

This week’s topics:

• The differences coaching in universities and with the general public
• Understanding change direction performance and testing options
• What Molly does with jump testing in change direction
• What to look for in a player’s movement on the court from a coaching perspective
• The aspects of her career Molly would have done differently to gain an even greater oversight
• Open drills versus closed drills
• Creating constraints to avoid ‘over coaching’ athletes
• Changing a session from change direction to agility
• The best warm up games prior to a training session
• The differences between coaching a men’s and women’s basketball team
• The nuances to consider when coaching female athletes
• The link between isometric training and eccentric training
• Programming eccentric training for different levels of athlete