Everyone aspiring to improve their performance by taking a closer look at their performance goals Sports Performance programs are for all athletes or eager athletes-to-be. Professional athletes to aspiring athletes ages 10 and up have seen the results of Speed In Sports. We tailor our programs to all ages and physical maturities, and adjust accordingly to meet and reach the goals desired for all levels of athletics.
We provide a very effective year-round training program designed with the Periodization Philosophy in mind. This prevents any chance of overtraining or undertraining when the program is followed to the letter. We recommend that athletes begin eight to 10 weeks prior to the start of the season, with six weeks being the minimum start time. More time allows for proper rest and regeneration before the season starts.
Speed is the application of force to a specific movement trying to reach high velocity in the shortest distance/time possible. Understanding that speed is used in different measures for all sports, we build speed training programs around the sport, designing specific speed training to meet the specific sport's needs. In its most basic form, speed training is strength training while movement is being made. It is training to maximally and rapidly create force.
An acronym used in the national strength and conditioning association is SAID (specific adaptation to imposed demands). Simply put, in athletics we know what sport demands of us. So we prepare our athletes according to the demands of their sport. If we have an athlete who plays tennis then we break down the sport of tennis. We look at several factors including, but not limited to, body movements, muscle movements, energy system requirements, and injury analysis. We then design our program based upon the sport. This is the basic starting/planning point of a Speed In Sports training program.
Ever drive a car with flat tires and a bad alignment? What about putting that car to the demands of a Race? This is essentially the same approach to training athletes without taking particular interest in their efficiency of movement in speed, strtength, power and agility activities. One should always move well before they move alot... imbalances and overcompensation must be scrrned early in program design to prevent injury from ocuring in the off season or setting athletes up for injury in season.
Knowing that good speed and conditioning coaches use the same methods and basic concepts (just as NFL head coaches pretty much run the same plays), we must look at what really makes a program unique or different. It is the people involved and how the programs are put together. We believe that the people involved in the programs are more important than the programs themselves. Communication is a must in Speed In Sports training. A more focused approach to Human Performance will exhibit superior results over a cookie cutter approach.
This is highly dependent upon you as an athlete and the current performance level you possess. There is a general rule of thumb about enhancing athletic attributes:
· Flexibility is developed day to day
· Speed week to week
· Strength month to month
· Training capacity is developed year to year
Again, depending upon your athletic level you can see results in as little as two weeks to as many as six weeks given a proper training and regeneration program. Consider yourself improved each day you train. Our motto is: If we aren't getting better we're getting worse. Did you get better today?
Breaking the event down to specific skills and speed principles (how your foot strikes th ground etc), understanding and practicing principles of speed, applying those principles, developing energy systems to support your development and attaining the needed range of motion, stability, strength and power to apply specific skills of speed. Running more is a start, but how you run, the intensities you run, and the mechanics in which you use to run can be very powerful when implemented into a speed movement strategy.
Consideration of nutrition is an important factor for athletes seeking to maximize their performance prospective. It is the foundation for all athletic training. The physiological needs of competitive athletes require diets that provide fuel to be put into their systems. This in turn has a direct biochemical effect on training and competitive requirements.
It is critical to plan proper recovery between sessions - a difficult day followed by an easier day. Recovery dictates what can be accomplished in each individual session and competition. Possibly 50% of successful results are based on how recovery is set up. Without proper recovery implemented into the training cycle, overtraining syndrome and injury will likely occur.
When an injury occurs, small blood vessels rupture and bleed. Pain, redness, and swelling result from inflammation causing a loss of function in the injured body part. Pain induces muscle spasm, which will cause more pain. Trainers try to break the pain/spasm cycle with painkillers like aspirin. Trainers also try to reduce the amount of swelling in the injured area with ice, compression and elevation to stop bleeding. Ice therapy should be used only after internal bleeding has been controlled by the standard aid procedures, and a physician has ruled out the possibility of fracture or major injury. The application of heat during the initial stages of injury can be a disaster. Heat increases the pressure between the blood vessels (capillaries), which increases blood flow and bleeding in the injured area. Exercises should cease until all bleeding (hemorrhaging) and the danger of further complications ends - usually a minimum of 24 hours. After the injured area has been iced, exercise may resume. Avoid strenuous exercises or those that cause great pain. One last thing, it is better to be an out-of-shape healthy athlete than an injured in-shape athlete. Always take care of your body and remember that health is first and foremost the most important issue in training.
