Summary: Dr. Ken Clark joins Joe Eisenmann and Keith Grabowski on today’s High Performance edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. Dr. Clark has a PhD in Applied Physiology and Biomechanics, researches human performance and is a strength and conditioning coach. He is also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at West Chester University. In the podcast, he discusses speed development and training. 1:32 How much of a difference a coach make in their players speed 2:46 Key components to focus on when building a speed program 5:58 Drills to help top end speed 10:02 Posture in dynamic warm-ups 13:14 Importance of recovery between sprints 15:55 Conditioning should not be mixed with speed training 16:29 The research and importance of ground reaction forces 20:14 Strength training and plyometrics to improve speed mechanics 24:38 3 take-aways for improving speed
