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How To: Patch a bike tire
Patching a bike’s tire inner tube is much easier and faster than it sounds. You Will Need:
How To: Practice a behind the back drive with Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili shows you his behind the back drive and tells you how to do it! This is a Nike Signature Move video featuring Manu, an NBA All Star. First, create space, fake drive, behind-the-back dribble and finally, finish at the rim with a dunk.
How To: Practice Jason Kidd's pass off the glass move
Jason Kidd shows how to do his signature move pass off the glass! Jason Kidd is point guard for the New Jersey Nets. He is an NBA All Star and this is his Nike Signature Move.
How To: Run downhill in cross-country
Seems like it should be easier, but running downhill takes as much strength and control as running on the incline. Pick up the technique and you'll pick up your race time. You will need properly fitted running shoes
How To: Alley oop pass like Jason Kidd
Jason Kidd shows how to do his alley oop pass! This NBA legend shows off his MVP skills for Nike's Signature Moves.
How To: Practice pull-up jumper with Kobe Bryant
This is how to do the KB24 pull-up jumper. Kobe Bryant shows off the Signature Move from Nike's series. This is a great finishing move by NBA's MVP. Pull-up jumper is a four step process: get to triple threat position, jab step, drive by and pull-up the jumpshot!
How To: Reverse layup with Kobe Bryant
Multi time NBA MVP and Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant shows his reverse layup. Start in triple threat position, jab step to get space, drive by the defender and reverse the lay up at the hole. This is a Signature Moves film from Nike.
How To: Practice a step back jumper with Manu Ginobili
This is how to do the Manu Ginobili step back jumper! NBA hot shot show's us how to pull the step back jumpshot, one of his Signature Moves on Nike's series. First the long step and catch your balance. Then setup for the rim. Go behind the back and then see what you have in front of you.
How To: Pump fake with Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili shows how to do his PimP fake! This is best when you're on fire and got the defender worried about you getting three-pointers. If he falls for it, draw the contact and it can make your jumper from 2 to an and 1 situation. This is a Nike Signature Moves video.
How To: Practice a pump fake & pivot with Kobe Bryant
Learn how to do the Kobe Bryant pump fake & pivot! This is another Nike Signature Move from NBA Laker MVP Kobe Bryant. Get in triple threat position. Jab step, drive by, pump fake and then pivot. This is a mid-range game for when you have an aggressive defender. Show him the ball, step through for a drive. If the defender is close left pivot around in a pirouette. Take the shot or you've got the teammate.
How To: Practice the fake and finish move with Jason Kidd
Jason Kidd shows you how to do the fake and finish! Use the in and out move to pick up the second defender to drive for the layup or pass it out. This is a Nike Signature Moves video.
How To: Practice outside jumpers with Kobe Bryant
Kobe shows how to do his outside jumper. This is from the Nike Signature Moves series. Start with a v cut, create space, square up, read the court, look behind your man to see where you can go next. Kobe jabs to create space, whether it's for a drive or to just pull the jumper.
How To: Tie your belt (obi) on your gi for aikido
The video tutorial describes how to tie your belt (obi or sash) around your gi suit for aikido. This method is particularly good for aikido as the finished knot is fairly flat and the layers of the belt do not cross at the back.
How To: Master crosses or corner kicks as a soccer goalkeeper
This soccer drill will show you how to develop and master your ability to handle crosses as a soccer goalie or keeper as they call it. This is a moderate drill made for JV high school or U-16 and younger. It is a pretty basic skill for soccer goalkeepers to master. Intercept the cross and you will greatly decrease the chances for scoring.
How To: Do a pre-match warm-up for soccer goalkeeper training
Ex-Pro keepers show how to warm up before a match. This specific to keepers. This is a light warm-up for early high school players. It is not rigorous by any means and is made to get goalkeepers using their finger tips and getting loose on their toes.
How To: Knee someone in the face MMA style with Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock teaches Yardbarkers how to knee someone in the face. MMA fighter Frank Shamrock teaches the fundamentals of Mixed Martial Arts. If you want to learn how to dominate your opponent in the cage, this video tutorial on how to knee someone in the face is a good place to start.
How To: Do basic kicks MMA style with Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock shows Yardbarker Dewey Hammond basic MMA kicks. MMA fighter Frank Shamrock teaches the fundamentals of Mixed Martial Arts. If you want to learn how to dominate your opponent in the cage, this video tutorial on basic MMA kicks is a good place to start.
How To: Throw a powerful punch MMA style with Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock shows Yardbarker Dewey Hammond how to throw an effective punch. MMA fighter Frank Shamrock teaches the fundamentals of Mixed Martial Arts. If you want to learn how to dominate your opponent in the cage, this video tutorial on throwing punches is a good place to start.
How To: Apply a mixed martial arts choke with Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock shows Yardbarker Dewey Hammond how to apply a choke. MMA fighter Frank Shamrock teaches the fundamentals of Mixed Martial Arts. If you want to learn how to dominate your opponent in the cage, this video tutorial on MMA chokes is a good place to start.
How To: Master your table tennis (ping pong) serve
This series of ping pong / table tennis videos demonstrate how to master the table tennis serve. Jim Clegg, a Level 4 Coach with the English Table Tennis Association and Head Coach of the Preston Table Tennis Association, explains and demonstrates how to do a table tennis serve correctly. Serving today is an extremely complicated topic. These are 9 in depth thought processes for a table tennis serve.
How To: Play a table tennis backhand drive (all levels)
This series of ping pong / table tennis videos demonstrate how to master the backhand drive. Jim Clegg, a Level 4 Coach with the English Table Tennis Association and Head Coach of the Preston Table Tennis Association, explains and demonstrates how you play a backhand drive correctly.
How To: Swim a proper freestyle
New techniques may improve a swimming pool workout from Masters coach Nancy Kirkpatrick Reno. Before sticking a toe in the water, consider this advice: * Swim in a pool that's at least 20 to 25 yards long; those pools can usually be found at high schools and some gyms. A 50-meter Olympic-size pool is best, but not everyone has access to that. "If you're going to become a lap swimmer," Kirkpatrick-Reno says, "you can't go any shorter or you'll be constantly turning." An outdoor pool is prefera...
How To: Learn Brazil's Ronaldinho Elastic footwork tricks
Learn soccer skills Ronaldinho, Brazil's soccer wonder move Elastic. Learn how to play football the Brazilian way. These are tricks of Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Brazil. Brazilian Brasilian tricks revealed.
How To: Ride a bike safely on the road
Over a half-million cyclists end up in emergency rooms each year. Lower that number by following some rules on how to stay safe while biking on the road. Learn how to ride a bike safely on the road. You will need a bike with working brakes, a helmet, a pair of bike gloves, sunglasses, and knowledge of traffic laws.
How To: Play adapted wheelchair softball
The United Spinal Association presents this instructional video on how to play wheelchair softball. This is live from Shea Stadium in New York. This is an adapted sport for with adaptations for 16 slow pitch softball. Classification is similar to wheelchair basketball. One quadrapelegic must be in the line up at all times. You usually play in a vacant parking lot.
How To: Do halfback passing race drills in Australian rugby
Halfback Passing Races are a good way to get weight transfer and sweep passes down. This ends with a shoot. The technique is to master ball delivery and get pick ups to be speedy.
How To: Practice the Cleanout Demo drill in Australian rugby
Cleanout Demo drill starts as 2v2 then move to 2v1 with pressure on the defender. Defenders should keep their heads up and body square during this Australian rugby drill.
How To: Practice the Basic Pull Pass drill in Australian rugby
Basic Pull Pass drill is a good beginner or warm-up drill for practice. This keeps your hands warm and build eye hand coordination as well as partner passing.
How To: Do the 4v3 Moving Defenders drill for Australian rugby
4v3 Moving Defenders drill is a great drill to get defenders and attackers on their toes for Australian rugby. It is important to match up fast on this drill as offense / attackers strike quick and defense doesn't want to be caught on their heels.
How To: Practice the continuous defense drill in rugby
Continuous Defense drill keeps your body squared to the offense. It's a point exchange drill that emphasizes positioning in defense for Australian rugby.
How To: Practice 1v1 Tracking Square Australian rugby drill
1v1 Tracking Square drill in Australian rugby is a great drill to get you on defense and offense as well as get players fit.
How To: Practice side on tackle variations in Australian rugby
Practice Side On Tackle variations in from Ford Rugby Academy in Australia. The side on tackle is a good defense move in rugby.
How To: Practice lineout throws in rugby
Practice lineout throws for rugby from the Ford Academy in Australia. Throwing the rugby ball with two hands overhead. It is important to focus on targeting, speed and your teammates. A lineout throw is made when the ball goes out of bounds and you need to reenter it into play.
How To: Flood the backyard to make an ice hockey rink
Flooding a backyard in winter is a common technique for building a hockey rink in your backyard. This is used for ice skating, ice hockey and other winter sports. Bring winter joy to your boring backyard by flooding it into a make-shift pond or body of water that freezes.
How To: Level a backyard ice skating rink
How to level a backyard skating rink. Turn your backyard into a hockey rink or ice skating rink by flooding it. That part is easy. The part where you add the flat surface so that it's playable.
How To: Perform a backflip on a trampoline or off a wall
Whether you speak English or whether you speak French, this video tutorial will teach the steps to performing the ultimate backflip in gymnastics.
How To: Do the Knee Stall freestyle soccer trick
Learn freestyle football with Mariusz Chorazy, also known as freestyle soccer. Freestyle football is the art of juggling a football (aka soccer ball) using multiple body parts while performing skillful moves at the same time (and never dropping the ball of course). Freestyle football consists of dribbling moves, fakes and tricks. Master your freestyle football moves with these instructional tutorials. This video demonstrates: Knee stall.
How To: Do a freestyle soccer t-shirt trick
Learn freestyle football with Mariusz Chorazy, also known as freestyle soccer. Freestyle football is the art of juggling a football (aka soccer ball) using multiple body parts while performing skillful moves at the same time (and never dropping the ball of course). Freestyle football consists of dribbling moves, fakes and tricks. Master your freestyle football moves with these instructional tutorials. This video demonstrates: T-Shirt Trick MCNS.
How To: Do freestyle soccer Lemmens Around the World (ATW)
Learn freestyle football with Mariusz Chorazy, also known as freestyle soccer. Freestyle football is the art of juggling a football (aka soccer ball) using multiple body parts while performing skillful moves at the same time (and never dropping the ball of course). Freestyle football consists of dribbling moves, fakes and tricks. Master your freestyle football moves with these instructional tutorials. This video demonstrates: LATW or Lemmens Around the World (ATW).