Speed Training: Arm Action
The arms play a significant, yet overlooked, role in sprinting and speed development. Without specifically and regularly addressing proper arm mechanics within your speed training program, full speed potential will not be realized.

Warm up Drills for Athletes
An effective warm-up must consist of a series of dynamic and active movements that start with low impact, low intensityexercises and progress naturally to high intensity, full speed 'exercises that simulate the intensity of the upcoming practice or competition.

Sprinting - Mechanical problems
Today's tip is one of the greatest coaching cues for improving running mechanics and speed. I'm absolutely positive that once your athletes apply this simple cue to their running, they will immediately get faster.

3 Speed Drills You Should Never Use
How much faster can an athlete get under the right training? The answer to that question is one we try to provide answers for each and every week. One of the fastest ways to get there is through the use of effective speed drills.

'A' March Drill
With this drill, the legs should behave in a piston-like fashion. That is, there should be no 'pawing' or 'cycling' of the legs. Such cues and movements will get athletes in trouble once they increase their horizontal velocity.

'A' Skip Drill
The key to the 'A' SKIP is the double hop on the support leg. Each hop should only be a couple of inches off the ground, but there should be two of them: the first as the active leg recovers and active ankle steps over the knee and the second as the active leg is decelerated into the ground.

'A' Run Drill
Despite the exaggerated nature of this drill, athletes should not cover much ground with each stride. It should not look like a bounding drill.

Fast Leg Drill
This simulates the speeds and ranges of motion that are closest to actual sprinting, but isolates one leg at a time. There are a number of variations that I use with athletes, depending on their level of coordination and skill mastery.

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