Kyle Edwards Episode 30 "X Factor Focus and Facilitating speed on the Track and the Field"

On Episode 28 I sat down with Coach Kyle Edwards Defensive Backs and Sprints coach at Mishawaka High School. Coach Edwards has a course on Coach tube with Coach Tony Holler, where Kyle details different variations of X factor workouts. A lot of the conversation today centers on how to facilitate X factor workouts. Coach Edwards shares that he has three criteria for all his X Factor work 1) force absorption 2) Force Output 3) Sprint Technique. Coach Edwards shares how he likes to facilitate these three criteria simultaneously in a training session by setting up different stations that address the differing criteria. Variance from both a daily perspective and an extended block is one of the major points that Coach Edwards shared on his views about drill work within a given time. He seeks to provide many different stimuluses to keep things fresh and to build dynamic movers that are problem solvers. Coach Edwards shares that he likes to utilize X factor work two days out of meets to properly stimulate sprinters in an effective manner. Coach Edwards shares how he stacks his training week in season for track and field and discusses his rationale behind distances and volume. We talk about the ratio between bilateral and unilateral plyometrics within his training regimen and Coach Edwards provides good logic for the inclusion of more single leg work then double. Coach Edwards alluded to Sprinting as being a series of single leg jumps and that makes a lot of sense when you look at the biomechanical factors of sprinting. Coach Edwards shares how he facilitates warm ups or what he refers to as the wake up. He includes a lot of the plyometric and technical means from previous X factor sessions in his warm up series. Coach Edwards is also involved with speed development at his highschool, so we spend sometime going through how he attempts to develop speed, power, and explosion in his field sport athletes. Overall, A great episode shedding light on a major consideration in the Feed the Cats system the X Factor day. Make sure to check out the links below for access to Coach Edwards Coachtube offering as well as his social media accounts. 

Feed the Cats:Rocketfuel for Sprinters https://coachtube.com/course/track-and-field/feed-the-cats-rocket-fuel-for-sprinters-ft-coach-kyle-edwards/12671226

@Kyle_Edwards32 https://twitter.com/kyle_edwards32

Coachkyle_Edwards https://www.instagram.com/coachkyle_edwards/?hl=en