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The Les Spellman Podcast discusses all things speed to help you produce faster, healthier, and more explosive athletes. Les Spellman is a renowned speed performance coach who has worked with or consulted for some of the top athletes & institutions in the NFL, NCAA, USA Olympics, MLB, and most recently the USMNT.
Importance of Early Acceleration & Coaching Team Sports with Dan Pfaff
The Les Spellman Podcast
31 minutes 58 seconds
2 years ago
Importance of Early Acceleration & Coaching Team Sports with Dan Pfaff
Episode 19: This one is special! In this episode, I (@les7spellman) talk with one of my coaching mentors, Dan Pfaff (@Pfaffsc). Dan is one of the top coaches in speed development, and training Olympic/Professional athletes including Donovan Bailey, Christian McCaffrey, Greg Rutherford, and hundreds more.
We discuss his philosophy on resistance training, early acceleration, physical & technical attributes, proximal cueing with max velocity, and more.
One note: this podcast was originally recorded in 2022, so there are some details pertaining to that time period.
Before checking out the main talking points, I just released the Speed City membership, giving coaches and athletes access to digital speed training delivered directly on your mobile device. Check it out here: http://train.spellmanperformance.com/speedcity
Main talking points:
The evolution of the coaching industry
How Dan handles coaching team sports
Importance of early acceleration
Physical Attributes
Max Velocity
Training for the NFL Combine
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The Les Spellman Podcast
The Les Spellman Podcast discusses all things speed to help you produce faster, healthier, and more explosive athletes. Les Spellman is a renowned speed performance coach who has worked with or consulted for some of the top athletes & institutions in the NFL, NCAA, USA Olympics, MLB, and most recently the USMNT.
