If you’re a performance coach, this short course is for you. Gain 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.
The ability to perform rapid speed and agility manoeuvres 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.
Suggested Pre-requisite:
None
Aims and objectives:
- Discover optimal acceleration movement mechanics and the biomechanical demands of acceleration and of deceleration.
- Understand optimal change of direction movement mechanics and the biomechanical demands of change of direction.
- Understand optimal maximal velocity movement mechanics and the biomechanical demands of maximal velocity sprint performance.
- Learn how different forms of strength training can improve acceleration, deceleration, change of direction and maximal velocity sprint performance.
- Learn how plyometric training, loaded jump training, Olympic weightlifting and other power/RFD training methods can enhance acceleration, deceleration, change of direction and maximal velocity sprint performance.
- Learn how resisted sprint training can be implemented to improve acceleration performance in athletes.
- Understand how incline/decline sprint training can improve maximal velocity running performance and acceleration performance in athletes.
Author Bio
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Thomas Stringwell
Thomas Stringwell is the founder of Your Gym Sports Performance Ltd, an education provider that specialises within the fields of strength and conditioning and sports science. He’s an accredited strength and conditioning coach with the UKSCA and currently provides performance consultancy services across a range of sports including rugby union, rugby league, soccer, handball, boxing, mixed martial arts, BMX supercross, strength sports and Youth Athletic Development.
He holds an MSc in Sports Biomechanics (Loughborough University), a 1st class honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science (Manchester Metropolitan University) and a Certificate in Education teaching degree (Huddersfield University), with future ambitions of completing a PhD within the field of motor learning, constraints-based learning and non-linear pedagogy.
He has a real passion for education and coach development, having both coached and taught within the fields of strength and conditioning and health and fitness for over a decade. He’s a lifelong strength sport enthusiast, having competed both in Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting at a national level, with a genuine drive to support and educate coaches throughout our industry.
