Today was the final day of Speed and Conditioning Training for Football with Cody & Wyatt David. In roughly 1-2 Sessions per week from May 31st thru Today August 11th their times went as follows in the 20 yard dash, 40 yard dash and 20 yard shuttle:
Cody:
5/31/09:
20yd Dash: 2.89 sec
40yd Dash: 5.22 sec
20yd Shuttle: 4.59 sec
Cody:
5/31/09:
20yd Dash: 2.89 sec
40yd Dash: 5.22 sec
20yd Shuttle: 4.59 sec
8/11/09:
20yd Dash: 2.63 sec
40yd Dash: 4.88 sec
20yd Shuttle: 4.39 sec
Improvement:
20yd Dash: (-.26 sec)
40yd Dash: (-.34 sec)
20yd Shuttle: (-.20 sec)
Wyatt:
5/31/09:
Wyatt:
5/31/09:
20yd Dash: 2.94 sec
40yd Dash: 5.38 sec
20yd Shuttle: 4.74 sec
40yd Dash: 5.38 sec
20yd Shuttle: 4.74 sec
8/11/09:
20yd Dash: 2.66 sec
40yd Dash: 5.07 sec
20yd Shuttle: 4.48 sec
Improvement:
20yd Dash: (-.28 sec)
40yd Dash: (-.31 sec)
20yd Shuttle: (-.26 sec)
They both did a great job, and worked VERY hard in hot weather ALL SUMMER LONG!!
We mainly focused on Short Speed, 20 Yard Acceleration, Lateral Speed/Agility, Plyometrics, Explosiveness and Relative Strength. We did not run many 40 yard dashes, DESPITE the fact that many football players do. Football is a game of Explosive Acceleration/Rapid Deceleration and change of direction. Our objective was to train them to reach Top End Speed as Quickly as possible, and be able to cut on a dime. We used the 40 yard Dash as a Measurement of speed, NOT a means of developing it, a common mistake made by many in Football specific speed training. We certainly did not do ANY Plyometrics on the BOSU as there is ZERO carryover to the Football field....In fact recent research suggests an actual decrease in Speed/Strength/Power performance using unstable surface training tools.
We mainly focused on Short Speed, 20 Yard Acceleration, Lateral Speed/Agility, Plyometrics, Explosiveness and Relative Strength. We did not run many 40 yard dashes, DESPITE the fact that many football players do. Football is a game of Explosive Acceleration/Rapid Deceleration and change of direction. Our objective was to train them to reach Top End Speed as Quickly as possible, and be able to cut on a dime. We used the 40 yard Dash as a Measurement of speed, NOT a means of developing it, a common mistake made by many in Football specific speed training. We certainly did not do ANY Plyometrics on the BOSU as there is ZERO carryover to the Football field....In fact recent research suggests an actual decrease in Speed/Strength/Power performance using unstable surface training tools.
In Football, plays are made within 2-4 seconds and that is where MOST of the training time should be spent. Running 40 yards straight ahead will make you a better Track Athlete, but not always a better Football Player. For Anaerobic Conditioning we did 20 and 60 yard shuttles at the end of training for 1-2 sets. Great Job guys! I look forward to training you next Summer!!
