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Maximizing your athletes' acceleration.

Publication: Coach and Athletic Director
Publication Date: 01-DEC-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Maximizing your athletes' acceleration.(GameSpeed)

Article Excerpt
In the November issue of Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director, I covered the topic of proper linear acceleration technique. This article will elaborate on acceleration and delve deeper into how to enhance this skill from a strength training perspective.

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To review, relative body strength is a very important characteristic of athletes that accelerate well. This characteristic is defined as how strong an athlete is at their current body weight. That being said, we will examine the most important muscles that are used for an athlete's "drive phase" of acceleration.

There are a number of specific hip extensor and knee flexor muscles that are critical for maximizing the drive phase for acceleration. The more powerful these muscles become, the greater in length those initial strides can be when accelerating. That is critical for every athlete to understand.

Acceleration is not about short little strides, but long powerful ones. No one cares how many steps it takes to get somewhere...

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