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Lee Taft on Plyo Steps, Lateral Running, and the Power of the Heels

Apr 12, 2024

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In my humble opinion, Lee Taft might be the true GOAT of multi-directional speed.

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.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into numerous areas of speed development – including deceleration and braking, why the heels are so critical, why “sport-specific” training is largely a myth, and much, much more.

Let’s do this!

I never want to neglect the posterior chain, but we gotta catch the quads up! – Lee Taft

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

A little background on Lee, and what’s new since the last time we chatted.
How a coach yelling at his basketball team helped him discover the “plyo step.”
POP: What it means, and how it will improve your lateral running.
Lee’s keys to deceleration, slowing down, and building the brakes.
The EXACT progression he takes athletes through to build braking skills.
How he teaches athletes to find their ideal athletic stance (and a little kinesthetic cue that will work wonders!)
What it means to “create” or “escape” space
How you can program and coach for multiple athletes across different sports.
One thing that Lee really has to take into account in his programming these days that he didn’t in the past.
His thoughts on the return to play (RTP) process, and how to integrate speed and power work back into their programs.

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