Posts Tagged ‘speed training’

Speed trainng with Resistance Bands

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

 

I had the pleasure this summer to work with over 180 athltetes of all ages and genders.    Of course we trained a ton with RBT and as the athletes return back to their respected teams this fall they are absolutely crushing their team workouts not to mention their speed tests.

One of the reasons why I think they do so well is because of  the amount of time we put into working on deceleration speed at the “point of transformation”.

The point of transformation is the time it takes an athlete to go from a decelerated state into an accelerated motion.

Obviously the shorter this time is, the faster they get out of their breaks or the less ground contract incurred during  a linear speed drill.

The point of transformation I feel comes down to 3 things…100_0562

 

1.  How well integrated are your decelerators.  Is the trunk  providing the glutes a stable  point for them to apply force to decelerate and than accelerate.

 

2  Are the trunk stabilizers being recruited fast enough to prevent the upper torso from getting to far outside the center of gravity and thus over loading the lower torso.

3.   Is the trunk stabilization strong enough  to allow the arms and legs to aggressive swing around to create counter balance to decelerate and than reverse that motion to create a driving force for acceleration.

 

What I see is athletes do not like to crank the arms and often position the feet incorrectly because they do not have good trunk integration with the upper and lower extremites.

 

As you watch the follow video I think you will see how that is true.  

 

Enjoy this weeks RBT Live… College Athletes Training with the Band Man

If you are wondering what is the best bands for speed development..

your Best Band package for speed training is right Here.

 

 

Training beyond the Contraction

Dave Schmitz

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Love Passionate Coaches

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

I love passionate coaches.

Guys that continue to look for ways to get and edge.

Anything is possible and every player can get better.

I had the opportunity to go down to do a high school clinic at Jefferson HS yesterday.

Nothing huge… 26 kids, 6 or so coaches for about 90 min.

The coaches that brought me teach at a high school but coach at a university that has played in the D. 3 national championship game 4 staight years.

I took some of their HS athletes thru a brief 90 minute workout with bands and had 12 kids out of 26 wanting to know how they can continue to train in bands.  Why…. Because they felt the difference right after they were done.

On April 25 or 26th, I along with 2 other coaches are going to be showing High school coaches how to implement a year round training program for their athletes.   We call if Fast Fit and Flexible.

I will be sharing exactly how you start training your athletes in bands 1 step at a time and I guarantee your kids will be faster in 4 weeks and more importantly want to continue to train.

If you are a HS coach…..   You may want to consider attending FAST – FIT and FLEXIBLE

Traing Beyond the Contraction

Dave

PS.. Thanks Coach Dinks and  Coach Z for being incredible coaches that care and support my efforts.

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A Day in the High School Weight room

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

For the past 2 months I have been volunteering my time at the local high school weight room

Its been a very exciting experience and can’t believe how much I still enjoy being a part of that
environment.

After watching and talking to alot of athletes a few thoughts have clearly come out.

1. Athletes like to train what they do best. If they could bench press or do Bicep curls everyday they would.

2. Very few athletes turn around and put their back to the mirror. Translated, they only train what they can see in the mirror.

3. Flexibility is a neccessary evil they must do before they can lift.

4. The core is something they train on their back and stabilization or Reactive trunk training
is not even a thought.

5. Circuit based training is no where to be seen. Its all 1 set and recover for 3 minutes.

For the past 6 Fridays we have been doing a Reactive RBT Day and to an athlete they are all really enjoying it and are seeing a huge carry over into their weight room days.

Here is a Typical Friday workout.

Band Stretching
Lunge-Reach warm up
Partner Band Training 2 x 20 sec.
1. Power skips
2. Quick Steps

Partner Start work 1 x 8 reps

1. Acceleration
2. Shuffles
3. Turn and Go
4. Back pedals

Partner 2 Step Deceleration Drills 1 x 6 reps

1. Forward Right and Left
2. Shuffle Right and Left
3. Turn and go Right and Left
4. Drop Step Right and Left

Tug of War drills 2 x 15 yard

1. Power Crawls
2. Power Backwards dragging
3. Forward Towing
4. Shuffle towing

The athletes are fired up after and coaches are amazed at how hard they are working with just a rubberband.

These are drills and programs we will cover on Feb 7th. Coach or Trainer…. If you train athletes and you want to learn how Reactive RBT the weight room gains onto the field… You better join me.


React to the Ball Reactive RBT Speed Training for Coaches and Fitness Professionals

“Training Beyond the Contaction”

Dave

PS.. Speed transcends all sports…  React to the Ball is for any sport not just football.

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I don’t think this is a coincidence!!

Monday, January 12th, 2009
If you are a coach please read on..
I receive this email today!!
Recieve your information on the coaches clinic today.
Didn’t know if you found out, but both Houston HS (Minnesota) and Caledonia HS (Minnesota) won the state titles this year.

So if that  in your “React to the Ball” Clinic promo..  for six state titles in six years….  Well  you can make it 8 in 6 years.

Thanks for all your help.

Jason
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Jason Freed
Houston High School
Head Football Coach/Assistant Track
Social Studies Teacher

With those 2 high schools, I now have 5 state championships and 2 runner ups in the
last 2 years of high schools that have implemented Reactive RBT into their speed and conditioning programs.
It no longer is just a coincidences.
If you are a coach or you are interested in learning the secrets behind
Reactive – RBT for First Step explosive speed and quickness….
Take advantage of my First every Coaches only Clinic… “React to the Ball”.
I will give you everything you need to get started.
It is the easiest speed system to implement and I have not found a faster
way to get athletes field fast and pumped up over training.
React to the Ball… A clinic designed for especially the high school coach.
Don’t wait, I am only taking 20 coaches.
Training beyond the Contraction
Dave

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Coaching is a tough job

Sunday, January 11th, 2009
 
 
How many coaches were fired from the NFL last week??
 
 
 How many college coaches got the Axe in the past month??
 
 
 
The fact is …
 
 
  • An administrator

 

  • A second parent

 

  • A teacher

 

  • A Team builder and motivator

 

  • A fund raiser

 

And a performance enhancement specialist.

 
It’s all about what have you done for me lately and I am even seeing this in the
high school where sports use to be a little less business.

 

This weekend I was in Fort Worth, Texas speaking at a Power Systems seminar on
developing Reactive Field Speed.

 

For you that are not familar with Texas Football… Its HUGE both from a
coaching commitment and a finanical resource for schools. 

 

I saw not one but 2, 15,ooo seat stadiums and season tickets are already sold out for
next season.

  

That’s big!!

 

I know that a lot of coaches I speak to are struggling with trying to wear so many hats.
They need to be..

 

Its no wonder so many of you coaches get wore out.
 
 
Football is no longer a 4 month proposition if you want success.
 
   
I have been thinking a lot about how I can share what I have been teaching coaches for
over 10 years about developing Reactive Speed and Quickness using RBT.
 
 
  
I decided, I need to set a date and invite 20 coaches who are interested in finding  out
how they can implement a program that:
 
 
  • Can be taught easily and to any athlete.

 

  • Will not require coaches to be an exercise specialist

 

  • Automatically teaches great running form and integration

 

  • Gets athletes faster in weeks not months

 

  • Fits any high school facility or present training program

 

And best of all…
 
 It will not  require  you to break your football budget.
  
 
 
All you have to do as coach is want to take one day to come and learn.
  
 
 
If this sounds good make sure you check this out…
 
   
 
I am  already pump up about doing this and it’s still 4 weeks away.
   
   
Training Beyond the Contraction
  
  
 
Dave

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