All Kids Should Learn to Throw And Kick
All kids should learn to throw and kick. As kids grow and develop through play, they naturally develop strategies to move in both acceleration and deceleration pathways. This occurs as …
Reps Need Roots
What’s a Rep? When defining a repetition (rep), we might define it as the completion of an action. The definition describes what a rep is. It doesn’t describe the quality …
Developing a Coach’s Eye
We all have strengths and limitations that define our perspective in speed development. The strength coach that comes primarily from the weight-room might look at strength being the primary determinant …
Mobilize the Ankles For Power
It goes without saying, if an athlete is in a better “athletic stance”, then she can generate more power. But, what does it take to get into a better athletic …
Components of Coaching Speed
As we develop our individual athletes or teams from an athletic standpoint we look at several components; speed and quickness, strength and power, and conditioning. If we want an athlete …
Importance of Rebounder Training
Why Rebounder Training? Having owned and operated several speed academies since 1994, I have experience with many different types of training tools. A good coach knows a training tool is …
Body Control Factors
Body control is a broad subject due to the fact it is governed by so many systems in the body. To keep it simple stayed with the exercises that help …
Principles of Athletic Movement
Are we learning the principles of athletic movement from the right people? Bet you are wondering where I am going with this one. This isn’t the first time voicing my …
Assessing Speed
We are becoming an assessment happy industry and that is a good thing. The more we know about our clients (within reason) the better we can address their goals. Questions …
Improve Your Base Stealing
A sports performance trainer that works with many baseball players wanted to talk about how to improve the speed of a baseball player, especially when it comes to base stealing. …