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Upper Body

Chest Opener
Chest Opener
  • With partner, place one hand/arm on your partner
  • Turn chest, facing outward, away from your partner
  • Feel stretch in chest
  • Repeat with other arm
 
Side Stretch   Shoulder Stretch
Side Stretch   Shoulder Stretch
  • Bend to one side with or without hand over head
  • Feel stretch in side
  • Repeat on other side
 
  • Take elbow into hand
  • Pull to opposite shoulder
  • Arm may be straight or bent
  • Repeat with other arm
 
 
Shoulder Shrugs
Shoulder Shrug - up   Shoulder Shrug - down
  • Raise top of shoulder to ear
  • Relax shoulders downward
 
Arm Circles   Neck Stretch
Arm Circles   Neck Stretch
  • Swing arms forward in large circles
  • Repeat going forward and backward
 
  • Roll the neck from shoulder to shoulder with chin touching body at all times
  • Do not perform full circles as they may hyperextend the neck
  • Tell athlete to roll neck to right, center and left. Never have the athlete roll neck backward.
 
 
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