Cone Drills for Football Speed
Before you start, make sure to warm up with several static and dynamic stretching exercises. I recommend performing the cone drills at least two to three times a week. 5-Cone [...]
Get Faster With This Sprint Form Checklist
You could spend weeks developing lower-body power without seeing the speed results that you could achieve after just a few hours of sprint mechanics practice. Develop your sprint form by [...]
Get in Football Shape With a Weight Vest
The off-season is a critical time to get in condition for football. If you ignore this difficult and exhausting part of your training, you will quickly fall behind your teammates [...]
Sprinters: Improve Each Aspect of Your Speed
Having trouble shaving time off your 100- or 200-meter sprints? Try the following track workout. It will improve each component of your speed—acceleration, mobility, stride length and stride frequency. For [...]
Tips to Improve Your 40-Yard Dash Start
The 40-Yard Dash Start The 40-Yard Dash is a critical test of speed, which is why it's performed at the NFL Combine. Yes, the top speed part of [...]
The Football Game Speed Drill
Depending on your team's offensive spread, most football plays last between six and 10 seconds, with 25- to 35-second rest intervals between them. Running at fast speeds for short distances [...]
