Athletes Acceleration's Sports Training Podcast

Professional Basketball Strength Coach for the NBA's Chicago Bulls, Al Vermeil, discusses athletic development and performance sports training.

Coach Vermeil also talks about:

Universities, athletics and money, how much fancy equipment do you really need?,

What equipment you really need to invest in?

Predicting testing results and rate of improvement

The shorter the time to execute the athletic skill or training activity, the more genetics it requires

You can't measure heart, (Bill Cartwright)

How far you can take an athlete before skill has to take over?

Do you need steroids to compete?

How to contact Coach Vermeil

For more information on athletic development make sure you take a look at:

Complete Athlete Development

Speed Coach Lee Taft has produced another top notched sports speed training product, this time for baseball. Latif Thomas gives his No BS review and breakdown of Lee Taft's Base Stealing Training System.

In the dvd, Coach Taft covers:

• A step by step blueprint for setting up the most effective base stealing stance
• Why ‘winding up’ with the arms will get players picked off
• The specific foot position that will make or break your first move
• 3 common movement errors that cost athletes valuable time
• The secret to using the hands to get a perfect jump every time
• 4 keys to explosive acceleration
• How to avoid the mistakes even Professional athletes are still making
• Breakthrough drills to automate the technique of the perfect jump
• How to accelerate using the same methods as Olympic Sprinters
  

For more information on the baseball base stealing system, check out:

Lee Taft Complete Base Stealing System

A product review of Lee Taft's Basketball Speed Training program.

Basketball, like many court sports, requires quick explosive speed and instant change of direction ability. Many times games are won and lost by the speed of the athletes. DVD #1 will take you step-by-step through Lee Taft's progression system for teaching basketball speed techniques as he shows you how to apply these BASKETBALL SPEED skills to actual game situations.

Every player should be fully warmed up to meet the demands of the competition that lies ahead. DVD # 2 demonstrates the dynamic warm-up and mobility system Lee Taft uses to properly warm-up basketball players before a practice or game. Also Included on DVD #2 is an invaluable section on Medicine Ball Training specific to basketball players.

Besides the 2 DVD's you get with program, a basketball speed manual is also included. This easy to follow manual outlines all the skills and techniques and their progressions of Basketball Speed. Get immediate access to workouts that can be implemented the same day your program arrives.

Lee Taft Basketball Speed

Strength and Conditioning Coach Al Vermeil, who is the consultant for the Chicago Bulls and has worked in the NFL, NBA and MLB.

Coach Vermeil sits down and talks about:

- why it's easy to make progress with young athletes

- ways to develop athletic ability in young athletes

- exactly what successful coaches do to improve their knowledge

- coaches that Al learns from

- why you shouldn't take all the credit for athletes you 'created'

- the size of your funeral depends on the weather

- if you don't mistakes you're not trying hard enough

- what every personal trainer, coach and strength coach should learn to do

For more sports training information on developing the total athlete, check out Athletes Acceleration's Sports Training Zone

North-South Football Speed Program (on DVD) by Athletes Acceleration is given a No BS review by Latif Thomas.

If you want to learn how to develop the fastest football athletes, regardless of their position, find out if North-South Football Speed is for you.

In the dvd speed training drills are covered along with running techniques and cues to dramatically improve the straight ahead speed in football players, with a special section on how to run a faster 40 yard dash.

If you like the review and and think your athletes could use more straight ahead speed, go to the link below to learn more:

North South Football Speed

Speed Training for Youth by San Francisco 49ers Strength and Conditioning Coach, Duane Carlisle. Latif Thomas gives you his take on Duane's DVD in his no-holds barred review.

Duane has also been:

• Velocity Sports Performance - Director, 2004-2005
• Former Philadelphia Eagles Speed Consultant, 2000-2004
• Former New Jersey Pride (Lacrosse) Speed and Conditioning Coach, 2002-2004
• Former Philadelphia Charge (Soccer) Strength and Coditioning Coach, 2001-2003
• Former Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Baseball) Speed and Conditioning Coach, 1996-1997

To learn more about Pro Strength & Conditioning Coach Duane Carlisle's program go to Speed Training for Youth

Joe Defranco, is an expert coach and a master at getting football athletes ready for the Pro Football Combine Tests.

Joe has created a product (DVD) called Mastering the Football Combine Tests where he takes you through the ins and outs of improving every test immediately. He covers the 40 Yard Dash, the Vertical Jump, the 20 Yard Shuttle Test (Pro Agility, 5-10-5 Test), the 3 Cone Drill, the Standing Broad Jump, and the Bench Press.

Latif breaks down his thoughts on Joe Defranco's DVD with his No BS Review.

For more information on Coach Joe Defranco's Mastering the Football Combine DVD, click the link below:

Mastering the Football Combine Tests

Athletes Acceleration's Latif Thomas interviews the University of Arkansas Head Coach Lance Harter.

Listen to Track & Field Coach Harter's audio interview of his training theories and implementation on distance work, 400 meter training and the dominant University of Arkansas track & field program.

Coach Harter's athletes have claimed 80 cross country and 282 track and field all-America certificates. He was named the SEC’s cross country coach of the year 10 times. Harter’s teams have earned 22 NCAA team trophies for cross country, indoor and outdoor track, most of them national championship or national runner-up trophies.

For more track & field training information check out the links below:

Complete Track and Field Conditioning for the Sprints and Hurdles

Complete Track and Field Conditioning for the Jumps

Complete Track and Field Conditioning for the Combined Events

Football Strength & Conditioning Coach Duane Carlisle from the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, discusses developing athletic skills with Athletes' Acceleration's Speed Coach Latif Thomas.

Duane Carlisle also talks about:

- Putting the "fun" in fundamentals
- The truth about ‘Sport-specialization’ for youth athletes
- Athlete passion versus over-parenting
- Strength and endurance training for youth athletes
- Developing good long-term training habits
- How to set up a "speed camp" or clinic
- Passion as a tool for building a successful program
- How to target groups for developing and promoting a training camp

Make sure you check out Duane Carlisle's 'How to Become a Better Athlete - Training for Youth Football" by clicking on the link below:

Training for Youth Football

NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach, of the San Francisco 49ers, Duane Carlisle, discusses his sports training techniques and methods with Athletes' Acceleration Inc.'s own Latif Thomas.

Duane Carlisle also talks about:

- The value of continued learning in coaching
- Outstanding professionals and their specific training techniques
- The "Error and Detect System"
- The "Tier System"
- Stretching concepts that may surprise you!
- Generalized techniques vs. “sport-specific� training
- The value of teaching fundamental movement skills
- How to introduce movement training to very young athletes

To learn more about how Duane Carlisle trains his youth athletes that he also works with go now to:

Speed Training for Youth Athletes