Training Kids for Speed is an E-book by Steve Bennett. The goal is to combine modern sprint training ideas with methods for developing athletes to improve their speed. This book aims to help all Young Sprinters' coaches, parents and teachers. It also will be helpful in any sports that value fast running.
Training Kids for Speed offers many methods based on recent research. These methods help improve running technique and increase speed effectively
It is possible to learn the latest sprinting techniques. These techniques are used by top athletes like Marion Jones and Maurice Greene. Learning them can be very beneficial. The method can be taught to kids once its elements are clearly understood. However, acquiring this technique as a mature athlete requires long, comprehensive-term training. The goal should focus on building the necessary physical skills. After that, these skills can be applied to enhance running performance. Training Kids for Speed outlines the process that is required."
My passion as a coach has also been developing middle-distance runners. It is essential to work patiently and consistently to improve your running form and speed. Good middle-distance performance depends on an athlete's ability to run with proper form. This helps them maintain the necessary speed for the duration of their event. Thus, the principles explained in this book are essential to a runner of any distance.
All young athletes need to learn and practise running correctly to run faster and avoid injury.
To Coaches,
You should notice clear improvements by using the ideas in Training Kids for Speed. This will be true for the running performances of the athletes or players you coach. Many ideas contained in Training Kids for Speed should also help decrease the athlete's chances of injury. There is an excellent range of ideas for you to choose from in Chapter 7 - Training Session Ideas.
To Parents,
Reading "Training Kids for Speed" will help you understand how important it is for your children to develop technical skills as they grow. It also explains how a large variety of areas of training impact running performance and technique. It discusses what is good practice and what is not. If your children participate in programs that follow the ideas in this book, they will have a better chance to reach their speed potential. They will also have a lot of fun while doing it.
Index of Contents
Chapter 1
The New Biomechanics of Sprinting
A detailed description of the latest Sprinting technique that Athletes like Marion Jones and Maurice Greene display. Also, there is a discussion of how this knowledge can be applied to any developing athlete.
Chapter 2
Sprinting & the Nervous system
The Nervous system is quite limited in its capacity to recover from specific stresses. This is a significant area to understand when aiming to produce and train for high speeds.
Chapter 3
Strength Development
How can strength best be developed in Kids?
Chapter 4
Power Development
Any athlete who wants to accelerate quickly and achieve a higher top speed must develop more power. What can be done to improve power?
Chapter 5
Endurance Development
How can athletes develop endurance without decreasing speed? What is good long-term? What is bad practice?
Chapter 6
Improvement of Technique
Important guidelines are needed in the development of improved techniques. Ensuring technical improvement is the prime indicator of what is good coaching and what is not.
Chapter 7
Training Session Ideas - Over 10 A4 pages of ideas for training sessions. This section includes guidelines for creating effective sessions. These sessions aim to improve technique and short- and long-term performance. There are many special sessions that young kids can do. For example, a 15-second 100m runner could perform a maximum speed session. This could include two sets of 3 runs from a standing start over 30 or 40 meters. It is essential to rest for about 3 to 4 minutes between runs.
Additionally, doing different activities, like medicine ball exercises, between sets can be beneficial. This section will explain how to design suitable sessions. It is not just a set of standard sessions. Creativity is a big part of the fun of coaching and athletes love variety. The key to fun and effectiveness is a coach delivering various effective training activities within specific guidelines.
References & Recommended Resources - Includes about 30 links to noteworthy articles on the web and other resources.
The information in the book has been gathered over many years. It combines the shared knowledge of some of Australia's top Sprint Coaches. It also includes information from coaches of the world's elite sprinters.
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