athletic stance
Balanced competitive posture
A ready position common across sports, with feet roughly shoulder-width apart, knees bent, weight on the balls of the feet, and body slightly forward.
The athletic stance allows quick movement in any direction: Get into your athletic stance and stay low.
Coaches use the term as shorthand for balanced, responsive positioning.
- readySuitable for use now
- ready positionPreparatory athletic posture
- crouchLow bent-knee stance
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- alertWarning or watchfulness
poised · triple threat · defensive · guard · low center · coiled · spring-loaded · anticipation · reactive · split second · agile · grounded · stable · explosive · court · set · loaded · dynamic
- fighting stancesorthodox, southpaw, on guard, en garde, peek-a-boo
- Posturessupine, upright, slouch, slump, erect
- stancesready position, en garde, crouch, squat, lunge
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- swaggerswagger, strut, strutting, peacocking, cockiness
- footworkpivot turn, sidestep, shuffle, slide, crossover
athletic stanceupright posture
Vertical body alignment
standing at attention · stiff posture · flat-footed · parade rest · at attention
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