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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speed isn't really something you teach. Speed is very dependent on puberty and genetics -- family of Olympic runners & soccer players. [/quote]

Yeah...no.

There is a max genetic ceiling. Most of us will ever reach that ceiling because people will listen to stupid statements above.

OP, do 3-5 speed sessions and get the person to teach your kids all of the essential drills of the Atomic Workout (https://youtu.be/o6Rdd2oaGiU?si=_0gq5R1Zi10sEJsq). You can do the Atomic workout before every practice and it is an easy and cheap way to get in work on your top-end spend. Add in 5-10-5 shuffles, plyo's and hill running in other areas, and you will have an efficient and not expensive way to develop your kids speed. Also learn about acceleration, deceleration and change of direction. In all honesty, these are developed by playing tag in the backyard but if you prefer to throw the money at somebody, do you. For hill running, start once a week with 4-5 reps and then increase reps each week. Next week 5-6 reps and then you simply keep building. One of the fast kids I have seen locally, Kristian Fletcher, was built on years of hill repeats and plyo's, not genetics.

I think what many of these posters are trying to help you avoid is the endless loop of private speed training with poor results. There are no instant results. It takes consistency and time. A trainer can help solidify mechanics but then the real work comes over a period of 3+ months.[/quote]

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