By Aaron Thigpen, Gamespeed Sports  June 2020

When developing a speed program consider all aspects of how to play the position.  

Here’s an example of how I might breakdown the Speed Considerations for an athlete at Gamespeed:

Sport: Baseball           Sport Specific Performance
Position: Short Stop  
Running Speed Home to first base, Extra Bases, Steals
Arm Speed Velocity of throws from fielding pocket to first base
Multi Directional First Step Quickness Getting a jump on a ball in play
Hand Quickness Transfer from catch to throw
Decision Making Reading the situation to make the appropriate play

 

Once you’ve identified the areas then you can put a training plan into play to improve them. So we can all get faster in a variety of “impactful” ways. Identify them, train them, use them and dominate!

Want to know the difference between Speed and Quickness? Check out my post: Speed Versus Quickness – Know the Difference!

Have a “need for speed” in your sport? Come to Gamespeed and let’s figure it out. Aaron Thigpen can be reached at: aaron@gamespeed.net.