Importance of Early Acceleration & Coaching Team Sports with Dan Pfaff

Episode 19: This one is special! In this episode, I (@les7spellman) talk with one of my coaching mentors, Dan Pfaff (@Pfaffsc). Dan is one of the top coaches in speed development, and training Olympic/Professional athletes including Donovan Bailey, Christian McCaffrey, Greg Rutherford, and hundreds more.

We discuss his philosophy on resistance training, early acceleration, physical & technical attributes, proximal cueing with max velocity, and more.

One note: this podcast was originally recorded in 2022, so there are some details pertaining to that time period.

Before checking out the main talking points, I just released the Speed City membership, giving coaches and athletes access to digital speed training delivered directly on your mobile device. Check it out here: http://train.spellmanperformance.com/speedcity

Main talking points:

• The evolution of the coaching industry
• How Dan handles coaching team sports
• Importance of early acceleration
• Physical Attributes
• Max Velocity
• Training for the NFL Combine

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