Speed Training

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t coach speed.

Someone said this on another thread. Maybe you? Anyway, why do cross-country or track teams have coaches if speed is not coachable? Or swim teams for that matter? Coaches spot little things you can tweak to get faster. Also, practice improves endurance and speed. Coaches help kids organize their practicing. I can't stand when people say speed is un-coachable. How silly!

Endurance and strength can be trained. You can't train your way into becoming an amazing sprinter.

Speed isn't as uncoachable as height, but it's close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t coach speed.

Someone said this on another thread. Maybe you? Anyway, why do cross-country or track teams have coaches if speed is not coachable? Or swim teams for that matter? Coaches spot little things you can tweak to get faster. Also, practice improves endurance and speed. Coaches help kids organize their practicing. I can't stand when people say speed is un-coachable. How silly!

Endurance and strength can be trained. You can't train your way into becoming an amazing sprinter.

Speed isn't as uncoachable as height, but it's close.

nobody said anyone will transform into Usain Bolt. I’m the football parent and my kid improved dramatically. Is he going to now run D1 track? no. Is he now one of the faster kids on his football team? yes. Is he the fastest on his lacrosse team? yes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t coach speed.

Someone said this on another thread. Maybe you? Anyway, why do cross-country or track teams have coaches if speed is not coachable? Or swim teams for that matter? Coaches spot little things you can tweak to get faster. Also, practice improves endurance and speed. Coaches help kids organize their practicing. I can't stand when people say speed is un-coachable. How silly!

Endurance and strength can be trained. You can't train your way into becoming an amazing sprinter.

Speed isn't as uncoachable as height, but it's close.

nobody said anyone will transform into Usain Bolt. I’m the football parent and my kid improved dramatically. Is he going to now run D1 track? no. Is he now one of the faster kids on his football team? yes. Is he the fastest on his lacrosse team? yes.

People are being dumb about this. Plenty of evidence showing kids can get faster. Especially faster than kids that don’t work on speed.