Speed Report: Mechanical Application & Technique-The Backbone for Football Speed Development

by Dale Baskett
Football Speed Specialist
American Football Monthly January 2010 Issue Online

All human movement must be viewed as a mechanical function. The faster the movement, the greater the potential for a mechanical breakdown. Athletic movement at high velocity levels requires precise mechanical execution. Also important is the motor pattern development which needs to be a target from a spontaneity standpoint. For whatever mechanical function is utilized, it is being recorded as muscle firing memorization. What patterns used become ingrained and fire directly the same way over a...Login to Read More

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