A partner provides resistance by holding the foot as the athlete performs inward-outward rotations of the calf. Unfortunately, few coaches take the time to strengthen the stabilizers. Time should be set aside during transition and preparatory periods for stabilizer training. Athletes should resist training muscles in isolation as in bodybuilding. The purpose of strength training in sports is to simulate sport skills.
Athletic skills are multijoint movements occurring in a certain order, called a kinetic chain.
According to the principle of specificity, body position and limb angles should resemble those for the specific skills. When athletes train a movement, the muscles are integrated and strengthened to perform the action with more power. Therefore, athletes should not resort to weight training alone, but should broaden their training routines, incorporating medicine balls, rubber cords, wobble boards, shots and plyometric equipment. This is not your usual workout. Because if you can do this, bucko, you can do anything.