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Bridge: Coaching Acceleration, with Loren Landow

May 30, 2016

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Loren Landow, owner of Landow Performance in Denver, CO, shows some example progressions and cues for sprint mechanics.

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Improving Mechanical Effectiveness during Sprint Acceleration: Practical Recommendations and Guidelines

February 22, 2020

Article

This infographic details sprint profiling and reviews possible resistance training exercises that help along the force-velocity curve.

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Sprinting Mechanics and Technique

December 10, 2018

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This book excerpt is an overview of the fundamentals to sprinting mechanics and technique. It also covers starting, acceleration, drive phase, recovery phase, and deceleration.

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Influence of Resisted Sled‐Pull Training on the Sprint Force‐Velocity Profile of Male High School Athletes

February 5, 2021

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This infographic summarizes how varying sled-loads increase different characteristics of sprint performance in male high school athletes.

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Age-Specific Speed Development: “Can You Make My Kid Faster, Faster?”

July 31, 2017

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Learn practical programming ideas to implement in youth speed training programs. In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 National Conference, Lance Walker explains how to leverage the differences between starting, acceleration, and maximum velocity dynamics (movement preparation) and plyometrics. Learn about the most common errors made by young athletes when training linear speed with practical tools, teachings, and contextual cues.

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Factors Determining Agility: Speed

June 1, 2017

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Acceleration is the rate of change in velocity, so this phase of sprinting is critical for changing directions as rapidly and efficiently as possible. Optimal technique for linear sprinting in the acceleration phase involves four factors that maximize stride length and frequency.

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Get Past

October 6, 2023

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This excerpt from Developing Speed describes an agility drill that aims to develop acceleration and defensive positioning.

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Global Positioning System

March 4, 2022

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This excerpt from the NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science, discusses some of the benefits and validity of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) data.

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"Get Up and Go" Drill for Rugby Players

May 1, 2017

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The aim of the get up and go drill for rugby players is to develop the ability to accelerate from a low body position, which is especially important when accelerating into a potential contact situation.

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Measurement and Evaluation in a Microdosed Training Program

January 6, 2023

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This article seeks to provide insight on a training method based around prescribing small amounts of training to achieve a large amount of physical improvements.

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