The Speed Report: Athletic Speed Skills for Special Team Plays

by Dale Baskett
Football Speed Specialist
American Football Monthly August 2007 Issue OnlineSpecial teams is, of course, a major concern for every football program in America. Coaches must select the right people for the job. They then must teach the proper schemes for executing both cover and return deployment by the troops.

The selection of talent available does not always provide the fastest people on the team. A player’s football savvy is sometimes a better skill than pure speed. This fact is often important to the special teams design. However, speed on the field is ne
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