Speed Training and Soccer
A prerequisite to reading this blog is to first read my Preparing Athletes for Sports That Feature Starting, Stopping, and Changes of...
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johnmakell
Jun 24 min
Speed Training and Basketball
A prerequisite to reading this blog is to first read my Preparing Athletes for Sports That Feature Starting, Stopping, and Changes of...
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johnmakell
Jun 24 min
Applying Sprinting Skills and Speed to the Football Field
A prerequisite to reading this blog is to first read my Preparing Athletes for Sports That Feature Starting, Stopping, and Changes of...
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Jun 13 min
Preparing Athletes for Sports That Feature Starting, Stopping, and Changes of Direction
Speed is a primary measurable that gets the attention of coaches and scouts looking to add talented players to their organization. This,...
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johnmakell
Jun 17 min
Care for the Knees During Sports that Involve Jumping, Pivoting, and Cutting
Females in sports that involve jumping, pivoting, and changes of direction, are 4-8 times more likely to suffer a knee injury, than males...
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johnmakell
May 273 min
Sample Early Season Training for Your Sprint-Jump-Hurdle Groups
At the beginning of a season, teach a basic warm up and stretch routine for a running workout. I like walking and limbering with some...
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Apr 244 min
Running the 40 Yard Dash
Stance and Start If you read my other blogs, you'll see that I'm a proponent of creating leverage and momentum via skillful positioning,...
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Apr 205 min
Physical Development and Resistance Training for Sprinters
In our society, we can get away with not having to do very much physical labor and exercise. Contrast this with our ancestors,...
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Mar 304 min
Max Velocity (Top Speed) in a Short Sprint
A Common Flaw Many sprinters, for various reasons, prematurely allow the velocity to level off, failing to have it continue to increase...
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Mar 308 min
Three Point and Four Point Starts
Spacing of the Feet for Different Starting Positions The suggested spacing for starting blocks—two shoes from the line for the front...
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Mar 308 min
Developing a Good Standing Start
A major obstacle is that many athletes don't feel they are able to react well and start explosively from any position, unless allowed to...
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Mar 302 min
Effective Recruitment and Coordination of Key Muscle Groups
Learning to recruit the glutes effectively is universally understood as a key aspect to maximizing performance. This glute recruitment ...
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johnmakell
Mar 303 min
Rotational and Linear Aspects of Sprinting
Although there are definitely linear aspects to sprinting—i.e., the athlete is trying to travel a straight line up the track from point A...
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Mar 305 min
The Initial Acceleration Beyond the Start
An emphasis of mine is for the athlete to learn to make great use of positioning, balancing the body, and coordination of movements to...
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Mar 3014 min
The Start is Actually the First Three Steps!
In his book, The Mechanics of Sprinting and Hurdling , Ralph Mann said he considers the first three steps to be the start because, "the...
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