Speed Report: What’s Often Overlooked When Teaching Football Speed Skills

Biomechanics, physiology and motor learning must blend together and not be looked at as separate bodies of application. My objective for this article is to bridge the gaps between certain aspects of training norms and application considerations that are often not used collectively. Training for speed and movement must have greater understanding as to why effective techniques are effective. In this article we’ll discover why many coaches experience difficulty in teaching the key aspects for speed and movement development. Often coaches chose to occupy athletes with a variety of activities that are not relative to specific development. Another aspect that is often emphasized is the hard-work theory. Applying workouts that would kill a mule makes the athlete feel he is getting something accomplished because of the volume of work involved. The opposite is true. Less is more when