The Importance of Curved Running in Athletic Development Programs

If you want to help your athletes get faster, then THIS is the podcast for you.

In my not so humble opinion, Lee Taft is THE BEST practitioner of multi-directional speed training in the world, and in this episode I really feel like we capture lightning in a bottle.

While Lee primarily works as a consultant these days, over his storied career he’s owned his own facility numerous times, coached at virtually every level of sport, and perhaps more importantly has coached just about every type of athlete under the sun – all which gives him a truly unique approach and understanding of speed development.

So whether we’re talking about acceleration, top-end speed, curved running, backpedaling or lateral movement, we literally cover ALL of these topics in depth in this episode – all in an effort to help make sure YOU get the best possible results with the athletes you train.

When we do any sort of curved running that emphasizes the pronation and supination at the foot…so I think the big mistake coaches make is they go BIG CURVES right off the bat. – Lee Taft

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

• Lee’s background and what got him started in the world of physical preparation.
• Why he’s always been so passionate about SPEED.
• How breaking down film of his college basketball team helped him understand human movement and quickness.
• The acceleration model – what it should look like, and how to coach and cue acceleration more effectively.
• Ways coaches can screw up their athletes acceleration!
• Why training top-end/maximal speed is critical REGARDLESS of the sport you play or coach.
• Curved Running: What it is, and why it’s important.
• Where curved running can go wrong, and how to safely and effectively introduce it into your coaching.
• Lee’s thoughts on backpedaling, and the two different types of backpedal he coaches.
• Coaching lateral speed and change of direction.

Connect with Lee:

• LeeTaft.com
• Lee Taft’s Instagram
• Speed Insiders

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