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Skipping Is NOT Running

Art of Coaching, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training, Youth Development / By leetaft

A Guide On How To Use Skipping Coaches need to stop and think before they speak! People often say things because we’ve heard them told before. We regurgitate words as …

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Explaining Discomfort to Athletes

Art of Coaching, Coaching, Youth Development / By leetaft

How many times have you heard, read, or said “No Pain, No Gain”? Maybe a gazillion? There’s a lot of good and bad with this simple statement. We don’t want …

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Bells and Whistles Versus Concepts and Principles

Art of Coaching, Coaching, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training / By leetaft

If you want to convince me to have my child train with you, come to me with more than shiny new equipment and a tee shirt. Those are what we …

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Coaches “Cueing” Cheat Sheet

Art of Coaching, Coaching, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training / By leetaft

The Coaches “Cueing” Cheat Sheet! Man does it helps when you have a cheat sheet. It allows you to peek to know what cue goes with what mechanics. Take a …

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Load Early to Maximize Lateral Speed

Art of Coaching, Coaching, Lateral Gait, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training / By leetaft

In typical programming, we want to start using light weights or bodyweight as the maximal intensity. This makes sense in certain aspects of training, especially for strength training. We can …

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Does Being Strong Equals Speed?

Coaching, Speed Training, Strength Training / By leetaft

How many times have you heard people say, “If being strong is the key to being fast, then powerlifters would be the fastest athletes in the world”? We all know …

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Why Coaches Need a Bigger Toolbox

Coaching, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training, Strength Training, Youth Development / By leetaft

Any mechanics will tell you, having more options in your toolbox allow for more solutions to fixing problems on the job. The same goes for strength and conditioning coaches. If …

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Improve Your Quality of Coaching

Art of Coaching, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training, Youth Development / By leetaft

Your Job is To Improve This Quality The great news about the overabundance of social media and YouTube videos is a never-ending supply of videos to use in your training. …

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Stop Wasting Your Warm-Ups

Coaching, Mobility, Speed Training, Youth Development / By leetaft

Far too many athletes, coaches, and programs don’t take advantage of the learning opportunity gained during the warm-up process. First of all, I call it a Prep-Period, not a warm-up. …

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Who Benefits From Running Camps and Clinics

Coaching, Multi-Directional Speed, Speed Training / By leetaft

In life, there are some things you look at and can’t seem to connect with it. It doesn’t make sense, and it’s hard for you to figure out. There’s a …

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Lee Taft Athletic Consulting

This site is intended for coaches, parents and professionals who are looking for information on the most important topic for the modern athlete: speed. We believe speed training is a key element in the successful athlete's training regimen.

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  • Skipping Is NOT Running
  • Explaining Discomfort to Athletes
  • Bells and Whistles Versus Concepts and Principles
  • Coaches “Cueing” Cheat Sheet
  • Load Early to Maximize Lateral Speed

Lee Taft Athletic Consulting

This site is intended for coaches, parents and professionals who are looking for information on the most important topic for the modern athlete: speed. We believe speed training is a key element in the successful athlete's training regimen.

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