Over the years I’ve heard that sprinting speed is a function of stride length and stride frequency. Various coaching philosophies consider one more important than the other, some consider certain aspects to...
There has been a debate for a while about whether speed training should be done on high speed treadmills. The argument against this is that, in theory, sprinting mechanics would be different...
Speed is often expressed as the product of stride frequency and stride length. In other words, speed = sf x sl. Stride frequency is basically the number of strides and athlete takes...
We frequently employ straight line sprinting to help increase an athlete’s running speed. There are many instances in athletics where this is appropriate. However, there are also many instances where an athlete...
Being able to increase speed is important to just about every athlete and coach. Speed helps to determine success in almost every sport and position, is evaluated to determine if you make...