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Share Last winter, I predicted 5 of players from NCAA Football with Track backgrounds on how fast they would fare at the NFL Combine. I was mostly interested in the speed, power and strength components. Most notable athletes include Trindon Holiday, Jacoby Ford and CJ Spiller. For those who are interested in seeing their 40 [...]
Share This week is dedicated to the NFL Scouting Combine, held February 24 – March 2, 2010. Basically, it’s a Job Fair for 300 of the best college football players seeking employment. Everyone will be there and everyone will be watching. A lot of emphasis is on the 40 yard dash, but the other skills [...]
Share Former Washington Redskins cornerback Darrell Green just turned 50 years old. He played for the Redskins from 1983-2002 which is quite a feat in longevity considering the NFL average of 4 years! On his Twitter account, he claims to have run a 40-yard-dash in 4.43 seconds, and then claimed to be the fastest baby [...]
Share The 2010 NFL Scouting Combine will be held February 24 – March 2, 2010. Basically, it’s a Job Fair for 300 of the best college football players seeking employment. Everyone will be there and everyone will be watching. Take a look at the last year’s YouTube video and listen to the expert analysts. Listen [...]
Share Excelsior Sports has a new DVD series called The New School of Human Performance. Below is an excerpt for a 40 Yard Dash set-up from the NFL Scouting Combine Preparation series "40 Yard Dash" DVD. Presenting the 10 minute YouTube video is Steven Plisk, who earned his BS in Exercise & Sport Science at [...]
Share Here is some history of the 4 x 100 meter world record progression. The first time the 40 second barrier was broken was in 1936 Berlin Olympics with Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, and Frank Wykoff setting a WR in 39.8 seconds. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the 4x100m WR was 39.5 set [...]
Share I mentioned the previous USATF SuperClinic in the article on Dwayne Miller, LaShawn Merrit’s coach. Among the wealth of information provided at this clinic was a lecture and handout from Tom Tellez. Tom Tellez requires no introduction… you can read the article Sprinting: A Biomechanical Approach Part 1 (Part 2 is here) for a [...]
Share With the World Series in full swing (no pun intended), I couldn’t help but notice how baseball players run “slightly different” than Track and Field sprinters. I’ve often argued that in a 40 yard dash test, technical changes are required just to cover the distance in 36.8 meters. The starting position is a good [...]
Share Ever notice airline magazines and USA Today have those short articles with interesting stats and numbers? I thought to give it a try with the 400 meters. Here goes… The 400 meters 5800 – Number of subscribers to SpeedEndurance.com 3635 – Age of the current world record (in days) 2010 - ? Year of [...]
Share There are a lot of coaching experts out there who deal with sports specify. And they all charge big bucks. I simply look at any given sport and break it down to the fundamentals of training principles and sports physiology. For example, I’d rather focus on the short speed of a Soccer player than [...]
Share Football season is around the corner, so it’s time for yet another 40 yard dash post. You just can’t get away from the 40 yard dash “trash talk” when coaches and athletes float inaccurate numbers from a 40 yard dash time. The 40 yard dash was an arbitrary number, just like the 72 ounce [...]
Share The 2009 NFL Combine Timing and Testing Sessions are being held from February 18-24 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN. This scouting combine is an invitation only event for invited players and NFL team officials. The tests performed include: 40 yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, standing long jump, 20-yard shuttle, three-cone drill, [...]
Share This summary was written by Richie Mercado. This is Part 1. Part 2 will be published tomorrow. Neuro-Biomechanics of Maximum Velocity by Loren Seagrave Loren Seagrave has coached several world class sprinters and hurdlers over the past decade and a half. Recently he took on the task of training Donovan Bailey. His company, Speed [...]
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