COACH LESSON 12 OF 24 • SPEED DEVELOPMENT
Lesson 12: Teaching Acceleration and the First Step
From the Athletic Development Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 12: Acceleration and the First Step.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your athletes push the ground back in one straight line on the first step, rise gradually over about five steps and burst the right way from their athletic stance on a clap or point, and you can see it on side-view video and in their 10-yard time.
About 35 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Push the ground back. Rise gradually.” Speed is trained at full effort, with full rest, while the athlete is fresh. Gassers run tired build conditioning, not…
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