Skip for height, drive like you mean it.
Aim for height, not distance, exploding straight up off each drive.
Power skips exaggerate a childhood skip into a plyometric drill, each drive leg exploding you vertically while the opposite knee and arm punch upward, and your quads and glutes soak up the landing and fire the next takeoff. Chasing height rather than distance is what makes them count. They slot in perfectly as a primer before sprints or lifting, or as low-tech power work anywhere with a bit of space.
Intent and height. Regular skipping is rhythmic and low, power skips are near-maximal jumps in a skipping rhythm, driving as high as possible off each leg.
They are ideal in warm-ups before sprints, jumps or heavy lower-body lifting, waking up explosive qualities without much fatigue. As a standalone drill, short timed sets with full bounce in each skip work best.
Land softly on the midfoot with a bent knee and roll straight into the next skip. If landings get loud or flat-footed, you are fatigued, end the set.
