Archive for the ‘Max Velocity’ Category

Speed Myths: No Max V in Team Sports

Just read it again.  It was right there in a major strength & conditioning publication of a leading organization.  No justification at all.  Written in a way that says “of course this is true.”  By many reading, it was probably accepted as fact.  Coaches just keep saying it and shaking their head in agreement.   I [...]

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Track Drills That Don’t Make the Cut

Coaching Track You can argue that no one knows more about getting athletes fast than track coaches.  Thats what they spend everyday and their career focused on. That’s why track methodology has so heavily influenced speed training in other sports.   Spending time learning from track coaches and spending time as a track coach, was a [...]

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Woodway Speedboard

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 [...]

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