The Importance of Deceleration and Landing Mechanics
By: Darin Jerome In today’s age of sports when it comes to performing on the field, speed is king. We, as trainers, are trying to get …
Speed Training
5 Programming Tips to Help Improve Overall Speed
By: Darin Jerome 1. Always prepare for each speed training session with a proper and thorough dynamic warm-up. If done correctly, most dynamic warm-ups …
Drive and Drop Start Technique
By: Phil Loomis Recently I watched a video of 3-time MLB stolen base leader Dee Gordon explaining how he initiates movement on an attempted …
Training For Speed and Power with Limited Space and/or Equipment
By: Pui Lok Choi When athletes need to train for speed or power, we typically think space for speed and equipment for power. However, …
Base Rotation to Retreat
By: Phil Loomis There are certain movement skills that permeate the sports landscape. One such movement skill is what I refer to as a …
The 40 Yard Sprint Start – The First 2 Steps to Success
By: Lee Taft Regardless of what is said about the value of the 40-yard sprint, it is exciting to see when an athlete blows …
Essential Movement Skills for the Baseball Athlete
Essential Movement Skills for the Baseball Athlete By: Phil Loomis As a kid I was always fascinated with two things: running fast and baseball. …
3 Tips on Training Today’s Female Athlete
3 Tips on Training Today’s Female Athlete By: Adam Feit & Dan Hitman Generally speaking, there aren’t (and shouldn’t be) many differences between male …
Testing for Soccer in Depth
Testing for Soccer By: Patrick Beith Creating a periodization program for the upcoming soccer season takes a lot of time and effort. Hours are …
6 Amazing Exercises that Improve Athletic Speed
6 Amazing Exercises that Improve Athletic Speed By: Coach Lee Taft Exercise #1 Medicine Ball Side Throw Progression: A. Standing side throw– The …
MASTERING THE LATERAL SHUFFLE
Mastering the Lateral Shuffle By: Travis Hansen The lateral shuffle pattern has been a staple for basketball players and lineman for decades now. Although …
5 Reasons Hill Acceleration Training Is Important
Hill Acceleration Training By: Lee Taft Throughout the course of coaching athletes to be faster, coaches use fancy drills, fancy equipment, and fancy programming. …
IMPORTANCE OF TOP SPEED TRAINING FOR ATHLETES
Speed Training for Athletes By: Travis Hansen I think if you were to ask how many coaches and trainers throughout the country find it …
Frontal Plane Exercises for Improving Speed and Agility
Frontal Plane Exercises By: Dr. Evan Osar Introduction If you coach speed or agility you will undoubtedly encounter athletes that demonstrate frontal plane instability …
Speed Secret
Speed Secrets By: Travis Hansen Now I’m well aware that many will be skeptical when first seeing the title of this article, but please …
Speed Training Checklist for Success
Speed Training Checklist for Success By: Lee Taft As coaches we develop habits and daily rituals that often direct our day to day …
The Rhythm of Speed
The Rhythm of Speed While there are many elements to developing sound speed in young athletes, one of the most crucial is rhythm. Rhythm …
The Shaping of Speed Through Technique – Part II
Shaping of Speed Through Technique Of the many misconceptions and myths regarding speed and speed training, perhaps none is more concerning than the notion …
The Shaping of Speed Through Technique
Shaping of Speed Through Technique Many articles, books and information products discuss the development of speed from its physiological perspective of biomotor enhancement. How …
Youth Speed Training
Youth Speed Training Acceleration Athletes in any sport, need to be able to accelerate as quickly as possible to get to the ball or …
