A-Z of Program Design: Speed & Agility

A-Z of Program Design: Speed & Agility

The ability to perform rapid speed and agility maneuvers within an ever-changing chaotic environment are great in sport. Such movement skills place large biomechanical and neuromuscular demands upon the body, all of which can be enhanced via the implementation of effective speed and agility training. Therefore, the aim of this short course is to provide performance coaches with a greater understanding of the biomechanical and neuromuscular demands of acceleration, maximal running velocity, deceleration and change of direction performance, and how each of these vital performance qualities can be improved using an evidence-based multi-disciplinary approach.

Learning Outcomes

In this course, you will learn about:

• How to improve acceleration, maximal velocity sprinting, deceleration and change of direction performance using a multi-disciplinary programming approach
• How to optimise strength and power transfer of training effects for acceleration, maximal velocity sprinting, deceleration and change of direction performance 
• The most effective plyometric training for acceleration, maximal velocity sprinting, deceleration and change of direction  
• The relationship between maximal strength and acceleration performance
• The relationship between an athlete’s reactive strength index, deceleration performance and neuromuscular pre-activation
• The relationship between drop jump performance, reactive strength index and max velocity running 
• The importance of heel recovery, angular momentum and stride frequency when running with optimal mechanics
• How to improve speed and agility performance with the use of sled sprints, incline and decline sprint training, hip flexor-specific training

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