Episode #124 Speed Training and Sprinting for Team-Sport Athletes with Dan Pfaff

Muscles and Management

English - October 28, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 165 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode #123 The State of NFL Injuries in 2020, Building a Coaching Career and Guiding Elite Athletes with Bobby Stroupe

Next Episode: Episode #125 Meathead Monday: Power Isn’t One-Dimensional and Our Implementation of Medicine Balls in Training It Shouldn’t Be Either

In this episode, Gerry welcomes on world-renowned sprint coach Dan Pfaff to talk about a variety of areas concerning speed development with team-sport athletes as well as overall career development.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Episode Timestamps

3:39 - Working with High School Athletes First

15:00 - Dan’s Early Years as a Coach

20:30 - Do What People Seek You out For

23:15 - Sports & Covid

26:50 - Multi-sport Athletes

32:00 - Wellness and Injuries

39:00 - Gerry & Dan’s First Interaction: Scope of Practice

43:35 - Strength Coaches Adjusting to What an Athlete Has Been Doing Elsewhere

47:55 - High-performance Model

52:30 - What Is a Complete Athlete?

58:05 - Overdoing Small Mechanical Changes in Athletes

1:06:00 - the Science of Coaching

1:14:15 - Dan’s Final Thoughts

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