{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Brett Kuehn \u2014 Creative Hand-Eye Coordination Tools","description":"Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett\u2019s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business. &amp;nbsp; Brett shares some of his favorite methods to increase hand-eye coordination that are both fun for young athletes and offer a great return on their efforts. There are many creative ways to test the body and create endurance and Brett shares a couple of his go-tos that always gets the brain and body flowing.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Key Takeaways: [2:15] Brett talks about slamboards and whether it\u2019s a good tool to use for training.&amp;nbsp; [3:25] How do you use a plyo box?&amp;nbsp; [4:10] How can you incorporate tennis balls into your workout and agility training? [4:55] Agility ladders are still a staple in the agility sports world. Brett offers recommendations on how to use it.&amp;nbsp; [5:25] Another great training technique to use are mini hurdles.&amp;nbsp; [6:40] A lot of schools or gyms already have these pieces of equipment, which makes it easy to incorporate into your sports training program.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram VertiMax on YouTube VertiMax on LinkedIn VertiMax Certification Education Brett\u2019s articles &amp;nbsp; Tweetables: \u201cPut your plyo box on the VertiMax, load the athlete at the waist, and do some explosive step ups.&quot; &amp;nbsp; &quot;Any visual aids you can give the athletes when they\u2019re training just helps with them adding one more level of intensity to their training as opposed to just strictly running.&quot; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"VertiMax Vive","author_url":"http:\/\/www.vertimax.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32222077\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/32222077"}