Has anyone tried to stretch their ankles to improve their kick?
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I am just curious, has anyone tried to stretch their ankles to help their kick? If so did the ankle stretching actually work? If it worked how effective was it and how long did it take?
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I would say stretching your ankle will help flexibilty--I'm unsure though how it may relate to kick speed.
I will however add these 2 cents: swimmers have flexible ankles and we are susceptible to spraining them. Stay away from court games that rely on pivoting--tennis, basketball, volleyball. squash and so on. I also tell my swimmers to basically avoid the company softball game and any winter outdoor sport--I know too many that rip, tear, or sprain something. Conversely I never put my triathletes I coach in fins and they never do long kick sets--ankle strength is important for those long runs.
I would say stretching your ankle will help flexibilty--I'm unsure though how it may relate to kick speed.
I will however add these 2 cents: swimmers have flexible ankles and we are susceptible to spraining them. Stay away from court games that rely on pivoting--tennis, basketball, volleyball. squash and so on. I also tell my swimmers to basically avoid the company softball game and any winter outdoor sport--I know too many that rip, tear, or sprain something. Conversely I never put my triathletes I coach in fins and they never do long kick sets--ankle strength is important for those long runs.
