Coaching Speed

Synopsis

Presents drills and techniques for developing speed in athletes. Shows the science behind the drills and why they are effective. Introduces the five components that determine an athlete’s speed - quickness and starting ability, acceleration, speed endurance, stride length, stride rate - and shows how to assess these in athletes and how to analyse running form. Also covers speed drills and how to fit speed training into an overall training programme.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 33 min.

Year of production

1997

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £24.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Sports science

Keywords

sports coaching

Production Company

Name

Human Kinetics

Distributor

Name

Coachwise Ltd

Web

http://www.1st4sport.com External site opens in new window

Phone

0113 231 1310

Fax

0113 231 9606

Address

Units 2/3 Chelsea Close
Armley
Leeds
LS12 4HW

Notes

Specialists in sports coaching, fitness training and physical education, selling videos, DVDs and CD-ROMs.

Name

Human Kinetics (Europe)

Email

custserv@hkeurope.com

Web

http://www.humankinetics.com External site opens in new window

Phone

0113 255 5665

Fax

0113 255 5885

Address

107 Bradford Road
Stanningley
Leeds
LS28 6AT

Notes

A US company with a UK affiliate specialising in educational materials including DVDs, videotapes and CD-ROMs dealing with all aspects of physical activity including fitness, physical education, sport management, sports medicine, aquatics, dance and kinesiology. Human Kinetics also organises a rolling programme of free, online webinars which cover a variety of topics such as sports, coaching, health, fitness, nutrition, training, physical education, recreation and more. These are recorded for on-demand online viewing after the event. See http://www.humankinetics.com/webinars.