Its Senior Bowl week so almost half of this years NFL draft class is in Mobile, AL. By now, our late starting players have arrived and gone through their initial assessments, meetings and planning stage. That means I have time to catch up on various matters including getting back to the blog. NFL Combine Speed – Behind the [...]
I have long been a fan of the Woodway FORCE treadmill. It is a self propelled treadmill. This has been for several reasons; Encourages FOOT CONTACT under COG Encourages HORIZONTAL PROPULSIVE FORCES Allows VIDEO ANALYSIS of multiple strides easily Provides easier accel bounding learning and resisted bounds …and in the case of a FORCE 2.0 or [...]
If you’ve read speed training articles, or watched most presenters and dvds, and even if you’ve gone through coaching education you’ve heard it. 10% That’s the most you want to load according to conventional wisdom, 10% of bodyweight. Of course that’s a bit arbitrary because are we talking a sled or parachute. Grass or track [...]
One of the things that is interesting at the NFL Scouting Combine is the chance to catch up with coaching friends and meet new ones. It’s a great opportunity to discuss approaches to training. Of course because of the setting, discussion of training the 40yd dash comes up. I’ve talked about my approach to training [...]
Every year it starts. Young football players come in with lofty goals of playing in the NFL. Whether true or not, the hype that surrounds the 40 yard dash makes this first and foremost in their minds. They all have a number in their head they think they can run. It’s my job to help [...]
