Despite the fact that most football speed training programs do focus on the 40, every position on the field requires specific speed development attention. After all, how many more games would you win if your offensive line was just a half of a step quicker getting off the ball or your defensive line could get penetration before the opposing offense could get in position to block. Consider the number of first downs you would gain or touchdowns you would score if your receivers could get one extra step of separation when running patterns. What impact could your football speed training program have it it resulted in our running backs and quarterbacks developing the explosive speed to evade one extra tackle every play or if it gave your offensive lineman the speed and agility to pull and make big blocks opening up the gaping holes that generate big yards for your new lightning fast backfield.

But such benefits aren’t strictly for your offense. Defense wins games as well. A well designed football speed training program will give your defensive backs the speed to stick to receivers, come up and play the run or run down a streaking wide out. Your linebackers will adjust to running and passing plays preventing positive yardage, cover the flats and stick to tight ends and receivers coming across the middle. Defensive lineman will have the agility and explosiveness to get through the line and stuff the run and sack the quarterback.

As you can see the potential gains in speed and success that come from a finely crafted football speed training program are almost limitless. And when you consider that level of ability that athletes have at every level, making speed development a foundational part of your program is essentially a mandatory component of success. Whether you are a coach at the Pop Warner level or coaching an perennially successful high school program, you know that the superior athletes all have the same obvious characteristic: blistering speed.

The fact of the matter is that speed is an element of training that can be taught and coached. It is simply a matter of adding to or changing your current program or system to reflect the most current football speed training philosophies. While it is true that you can’t turn every athlete on your team into Michael Vick, every athlete in your program is currently running considerably slower than they are capable of. Regardless of age or experience, their speed skills are underdeveloped. By showing them proven strategies that develop their overall athletic ability and by following known scientific principles, you can take your team, athletes and program to the level that represents the amount of time and effort you commit to the sport of football each and every system.