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Acute Effects of Progressive Sled Loading on Resisted Sprint Performance and Kinematics
December 18, 2020
This infographic briefly reviews the differences in sprint velocity and technique, including stride length and hip, knee, and ankle flexion during a 20-meter resisted sprint.
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Maximal Sprint Performance in Male Youth: Predicting Factors, Training Stimuli, and Performance Outcomes
May 1, 2017
Learn about the anthropometric, kinematic, kinetic, and asymmetric variables that contribute to sprint performance, as well as how a coach can design effective speed development programs for male youth athletes.
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Resistance Training for Sprinting
September 24, 2018
The importance of sprinting in many sports has resulted in the search for the most appropriate training methods to improve sprint performance. Authors of recent reviews conclude that resistance training is an effective means to improve sprint performance. Others, however, have reported that resistance training is not as effective as simply engaging in sprint training.
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Repeated Sprint Capability in Soccer Players
November 1, 2013
This article will examine the physical demands of soccer players and discuss why repeated sprint ability (RSA) is considered highly important in the performance of these athletes.
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Bridge: Coaching Acceleration, with Loren Landow
May 30, 2016
Loren Landow, owner of Landow Performance in Denver, CO, shows some example progressions and cues for sprint mechanics.
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Influence of Resisted Sled‐Pull Training on the Sprint Force‐Velocity Profile of Male High School Athletes
February 5, 2021
This infographic summarizes how varying sled-loads increase different characteristics of sprint performance in male high school athletes.
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Designing Speed Training Sessions
November 8, 2019
This book excerpt discusses how to maximize sprint quality during training sessions.
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In-Season Training for High School 100-m Sprinters
February 29, 2020
This NSCA Coach article focuses on the in-season resistance training and mobility exercises designed for the 100-m sprint track and field high school athlete.
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Prevention of Hamstring Injuries in Sprinters
December 15, 2019
The purpose of this article is to describe the cause of hamstring injuries in sprinters and present a biomechanical intervention, or drill, that can be used to prevent hamstring injuries while transitioning sprint athletes toward the utilization of frontside mechanics.
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Sprint Interval Training
June 1, 2017
This study assessed the performance effects of a novel short-term and highly accessible training protocol based on maximal shuttle runs in the field.
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