11/11/2024
Switch x Stiffness = Speed
2 x Speed Drills that I have started using in my own training that cover two key principles of speed development.
First Single A Switch & Stick. Aim here is to be SWITCH the knees in mid-air! This mimics the positions x the actions we want to do at speed. Do this drill as part of a warm up, with big intent to create space under your feet with the knee raised side alongside striking the ground hard with the other foot.
Second, low amplitude straight leg bounds again we are switching but there is less time to prepare to hit the ground. In that way we are training our lower leg in particular to the be create loads of STIFFNESS so we can get the bounce from the floor.
Combine these two drills and combining Switch and Stiffness will lead to more space to spike the ground when you run and less yield when we do spike it so we get that bounce that means we can fly along the ground.