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The official Speed and Strength Program for Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USL Championship)and Pittsburgh Riverhounds Development Academy (ECNL)

Pittsburgh, PA

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@houndsspeed

HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

More efficient use of a soccer players limited time and energy will allow them to get faster and fitter without derailing technical growth. Check out my latest article on how to better manage these finite resources! @houndsspeed . via @SimpliFaster

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The Top Three Misconceptions About Fitness in Soccer - SimpliFaster

Too often, any physical shortcoming a soccer player demonstrates is misattributed to a “lack of fitness.” As Coach Mike Whiteman explains in our ongoing series on misconceptions, it’s not “poor...

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

‘Athletic Core’ More than just abs. Entirety of pelvic girdle. Prefer exercises that maximize attributes developed. Elements of stability, mobility, coordination and speed #ladyhounds

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Lateral movements and hard decelerations. Very pleased with hip positioning and total body organization as planes of motion change #houndsspeed

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SPP, Vertical Forces Nothing prepares body for sprinting like sprinting, particularly max velocity. Specific joint angles, velocities ssc and multiplanar movements to supplement #ladyhounds #houndsspeed

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#ACL prevention in female soccer starts at youngest ages with progressive exposure to more intense, complex takeoffs and landings. These impacts are supported by specific relative strengths that promote self awareness and total body control through full ROM #LTAD

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For multi-directional speed based athletes eccentric capacity should be primarily challenged with velocity. The only thing to prepare an athlete to yield under speed is speed itself #LTAD

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3 years

Agility Development + COD (5–10-5, demonstrate) -1L strength/rfd -decelerations -5-10-5 (dartfish) As sports specific as it gets #ladyhounds

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Quality Control. Establishing good much easier than breaking bad. #LTAD a very long marathon and consistent, brief exposure all that is needed. Regression a powerful ally while running the race. @HoundsAcademy

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5 years

Anterior hip, adductor , hamstring + lateral movement day #houndsspeed

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4 years

07/06/05 #ladyhounds . Easy as 1,2,3 ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #houndsspeed #houndsmove

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

1 Leg - Medial, Lateral, Reverse CNS/GCT Transitions Power Anterior Hip/Anti Rotation #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Soccer players must play soccer to get better at soccer; however, quickly addressing simple things that improve ability to move and energy efficiency should be taking advantage of. Day 2 @ECNLboys NTC. Learning how to progress 1L RFD and braking capacity for agility

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

Low impact, low stress tissue prep. As young academy athletes age and dedicate more time to their craft one of the first things to be compromised is mobility and ROM unless actively maintained. Use it or lose it!

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

As many of our RDA athletes prepare for their upcoming HS seasons it is most important that we do our best as an organization to keep everyone healthy Maintenance and management ! #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Performance + resilience ‘booster’ shot #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

Little guys becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable 💪🏼. Repeated, subtle exposures over time add up fast for young athletes 💯 #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

Some great AM power sessions. Vert PRs contagious. Competition and measurement ! #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

Skill, elasticity and bracing progressing -> for older athletes and simultaneously regressing <- for younger athletes 1st session. Varations easy with a strong common theme ! #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

Increasing intensity not limited to just load or speed. Complexity also a good way to challenge intensity. #ladyhounds

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

COD ground up. Hurdles polarizing but still a timeless constraint if used with purpose. In the context of rudiment change of direction development, distance between low barriers great at teaching displacement. Racing against teammates, clock great next progression.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 years

Sunday Maintenance -Anti Rotational Core 10 min -Ecc F Sq 3x3 (5/2/X) -Med Ball Throws 3x3 -M Pr 2x8+ -FFE DB Step Back Lunge 2x8 -Iso Core/Hips -Mobility #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

Lateral Complexes, Single Leg -Medial, Lateral progression A1 lateral monster walk A2 resisted shuffle A3 shuffle B1 perturbed lateral lunge B2 resisted crossover B3 crossover -Multi Directional #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

1 year

The fatigue of a long collegiate season will erode dynamic qualities if not maintained. Trying to first address in season too late. Broad base of multidirectional, explosive efforts must be established in off season so it can quickly be revisited in season. @HoundsAcademy

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 years

Maintenance work for HS soccer athletes. 30 min 1-2x week, retain power and stay healthy. Moderate to high intensity , very low volume #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

1 year

Knees & Neck, Pt. 2. Agility prep begins with ground interactions. Exposing athletes to diverse, velocity based movements of varying intensities should comprise the majority of a multidirectional athletes training. It should be supported with relevant strength #LTAD #plyos

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Athletic A,B,Cs. Agility, balance and coordination with ‘C’ more recently becoming interchangeable w/ catching. Experience has shown lack of upper body coordination eventually places ceiling on both athleticism and technical prowess for soccer players. This is how we solve!

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

11 months

Lofty ambitions for women’s soccer in Pittsburgh. ‘Next step’ begins with USL Academy team. Day 1 - Prep/Tech -Expose body to deeper ranges of motion, various planes -Awaken elastic qualities with extensive plyos -Promote relaxation/yielding w/ on the spot deeper tier efforts

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

As power and speed grow ability to brake must match. Prefer slowly dialing up stress w/ combo of simple 1L plyos + eccentrics + isometrics to DEVELOP. Choreographed COD such as 5-10-5 used sparingly to DEMONSTRATE and objectify progress.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

#ladyhounds demonstrating the realities of continual rise in preparedness. What was once challenging is now a warmup. Intensity/complexity w/ consideration to duration of efforts a better answer than ‘more.’ Layering in general skills en route to specific objective

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

1 year

All ACC (and future B1G) crew showcasing lateral themed plyos while helping @TessaDellarose stay sharp for U20 World Cup. Bound variations with mixed intensities and subtle med ball integration for deeper yielding and midline stability. Just right to keep fresh and fast!

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

No brakes tonight! #ladyhounds moving explosively with horizontal plyos, jumps, accels and finishing with light strength and stability.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

#ladyhounds investigating ‘the corners’ 🕵️‍♀️ Multi ↔️↕️ ❌ factor ‼️ LOTS of frontal➕transverse plane Reactive ,dynamic athletes at all angles 💯 #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

Versatility of bands pt. 2. Sports are challenging enough, keep the preparedness simple.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

1 year

Plyos widely recognized as a bridge from gym to field. Incorporating med balls an even more nuanced bridge from strength to plyos. Without disrupting rhythm/coordination bracing and self awareness can be greatly increased to prep athletes for higher velocity impacts. #LTAD

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1 year

Stronger @HoundsAcademy and college athletes demonstrating the versatility of bounding and the corresponding uncomfortable truths for requisite relative strength, mobility and body control to bound effectively #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 years

Hitting the brakes! Eccentric Strength+Decelerations+Single Leg SSC. Finish with contralateral core stability. #houndsspeed #ladyhounds

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 years

Beautiful day to learn #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Progression typically best solved with increased intensity not volume. Challenging functional bracing by adding movements of the limbs and rotational elements both simple and very effective.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Slow progression back to higher forces and ultimately greater velocities. One leg, in place, single response power built out to horizontal oriented efforts and simple multi hops.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

#ladyhounds = FOCUSED 💥Skill+Drill 💥Vertical Plyos AKA BOUNCE🐰 💥Accels 💥1 leg strength💪🏼 Always moving with purpose 💯👊🏼 #houndsspeed 😎

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

YESSIR‼️RDA preppin’ soft tissues for all sorts of stresses tonight 💯. Vaccines administered in training to ⬆️resilience🛡when it matters 💪🏼 #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

When approaching new challenges, learn in reverse first. This is helpful regardless of age or endeavor

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

Big engines need even bigger brakes #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

10 months

USL Acad #13 (24 hrs. post comp) -Lateral/Backwards plyos to lessen impact >60 min players dynamic warmup, extensive plyos <60 min players extensive, lateral intensive Prefer RSI to momentary demo RFD #LTAD #ACLprevention

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

10 months

Good performance is even better injury prevention. Velocity based stress supported by pertinent, relative strength efforts that build mastery in self awareness/body control best for speed based sports that are continuous such as soccer #LTAD #aclprevention #power #strength

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

Agility Prep= 10 min 1 leg linear->lateral->multi directional Easy to embed in warmup . Great way to prepare for higher stress exercises such as acceleration or maxV. Finish with 1 leg strength #ladyhounds

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

Limited space needed for quality agility development. Fast eccentric loading from landings and aggressive decelerations can be done anywhere. Sub max work not just pertinent to linear speed. If athletes proficient in exercise selection great opportunity to condition as well.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

What AGILITY can be 🤯 BIG ENGINES 🚀REQUIRE EVEN BIGGER BRAKES 🛑 Check your agility ladders at the door, PLEASE ‼️ Ready to bring some serious 🔥 See y’all at TFC 2020 👊🏼 @pntrack @TFConsortium #houndsspeed 😎

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

1 year

As young athletes age (and grow) they will begin to lose range of motion if not consistently addressed. This could eventually hurt both health and performance. High volume, very low intensity mobility for young athletes doubles as both good strength and awareness builder #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 years

Often undiscussed benefit of single leg strength + power development is the lessening of forces typically associated with bilateral movements. Programming unilateral work exclusively is a great way to organically lessen impact yet still challenge the athlete #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

Action packed Saturday AM! Horizontal efforts ⬅️➡️ Skill/elasticity 10 yd accels Broad Jump Squat (young #ladyhounds ) 💪🏼 RDL (older athletes) Chin, Row Keep it simple, take your time, do it very well. Gentle nudge all that is necessary! #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 months

Fresh off @Pitt_WSOC Elite 8 and All ACC 1st team honors @sarahschupansky quickly back to work demonstrating both dedication to her craft and excellent low impact extensive prep work to ready herself for higher velocities/impacts and ultimately a more athletic 2024 season. #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Hurdles Pt 2. Top end speed with a soccer twist. Adding in visual adjustment exercises to standard wickets challenges an athletes ability to process quickly. Ghost hurdles and ghosts reacting to cues force athletes to make many tiny adjustments to smoothly complete run.

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Speed/Sprint Test @ECNLboys NTC Pt.1 Speed is king. Sprinting ultimate exercise and should be top priority within a comprehensive performance program. Objective in brief time to teach value of consistent development w/ reliable testing to measure growth and compete!

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Straight leg marches, skips, bounds and traditional B progression great at bridging the gap from general strengthening of the posterior in the gym and prepping soft tissues for more specific, velocity dependent demands

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

1 year

The more experienced I become with youth soccer athletes the more I demand mastery of bodyweight before progressing to more conventional loading. Pistols great barometer of lower body relative strength, mobility and balance. No equipment necessary. #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

11 months

USL Acad Day #3 - Lateral/Decel -Introduction to higher impact plyos -High quality ground contacts across midline, outside of midline, and frontal plane -Deep yielding decelerations to ‘feel’ relaxation, enhance brakes #plyos #LTAD #power

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

Our agility development for our youngest athletes begins with awareness and strength at all angles. Strongly believe this is best achieved w/ hyper-focused, frequent, low volume exposure #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

STEP ON GAS‼️ 🕰 to ACCELERATE 💨 Today all about RHYTHM🥁 🚫 go⚡️ if your skipping gears PATIENT, SMOOTH > CHAOS Great Job, Girls 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #ladyhounds #houndsspeed 😎

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 years

Light plyos/CNS with strong emphasis on decelerations and eccentric strength. All movements begin with good position and as movements become more complex make sure not to stray too far from those strong global positions #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

BOYS NIGHT 😈 LATERALS & LANDINGS‼️ (rolls off tongue rather nicely 🤣) Well done, gentleman 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #houndsspeed 😎

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

U-20 USWNT Camp, final approach SPP, agility development + COD -1L RFD/Lateral RFD/1L Eccentrics -Dartfish 5-10-5, 4.73 Sq Waves 21x1, 1.1 -.65 m/s B Pr 5x3, .6 m/s Slightly more specific w/ agility. Speed + Power only on F/V curve. Limited TUT, time to peak!

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

6 years

Quality of movement, not quantity. Particularly young #houndsspeed

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4 years

#ladyhounds Dissecting stretch reflex🔬 SPEED (Plyos, Jumps)⚡️ STARTING STRENGTH (Throws) ISOMETRICS (12-15s)💪🏼 *acute = athletic FAST ECCENTRICS (Decelerations) *Hit THE BRAKES ‼️ 1 leg rfd 💥 *🆙 PROPRIOCEPTION Feel good, move BETTER #houndsspeed 😎

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

2L plyos and rfd with just a hint of specificity because of lateral and multiplanar bias. 06 B doing an exemplary job demonstrating how we @HoundsAcademy support our explosive ambitions while taking a break from running . Velocity , intensity , duration !

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

🚨RDA EAST ‼️ Buttoned Up 🔥 Strong awareness ➡️ Global Positions ✅ Quality Ground Contacts ‼️ Awesome 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #houndsspeed 😎

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

3 years

Between competitions, particularly two away fixtures, everything including travel , school, sleep needs to be accounted for . Managing stress and still accomplishing good work . Best ability availability , this remains unchanged !

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2 years

Lack of hip strength often confused with lack of hip mobility. Addressing these concerns with standing exercises that demand both higher opposing glute activation and neutral pelvis great for developing multiple attributes simultaneously.

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2 years

Bounding not for everyone. One of the hardest skills to teach and sometimes not worth the time invested. However, when athletes are capable it’s one of the most versatile developers of athleticism. Great tool for both sustaining or redirecting momentum.

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5 years

04, 03, 02 #ladyhounds staying sharp for @PDAGirlsSoccer Memorial Day tourney. Skill and single leg elasticity/plyos + a few drop ins w/wickets to tastefully challenge but keep forces/stress in check. Find slightly extra emphasis on proprioception pre comp lights up CNS 🔥🔥🔥

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5 years

Less options, not more. Big fan of minimizing the selection menu and developing those items to an extraordinarily high level #houndsspeed

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4 years

Always a treat when our Academy athletes can train alongside alumni returning for break. University of Illinois athlete and #ladyhound legend in the house tonight for lateral/rotational movements w/ single leg emphasis. #houndsspeed

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5 months

Speed for soccer athletes: -Quick, simple drills executed well just to warm. -Objectified sprints to measure progress. THIS MAKES ATHLETES FASTER! -Support with plyos -Support further with strength emphasizing mixed TUT, ROM #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

1 year

Strength necessary for holistic development but not all strengths created equal. There is a big difference between a contact sport like soccer and a collision sport like football. I have grown to value relative strength development more so than absolute for my soccer athletes.

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2 years

Great 1st performance session @ECNLboys NTC New athletes, variety of training backgrounds. Simple enough to deliver message, execute but challenging enough to expose. Evangelizing health-performance paradigm in youth soccer. #LTAD

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4 years

Young #ladyhounds prefer to ✈️ But also value being able to 🛑‼️ #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

‘Awkward’ to be challenged not avoided. Twist, bend and brake to be prepared as much as possible so not to break!

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

5 years

Simple jump stretch band can be a valuable tool for teaching young athletes proper posture and positioning for sprint mechanics by ensuring hip stays directly over stance leg. Contrasting between band and no band has a potent training effect #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

2 years

Post HS rebuild, Cont. Competitive @ECNLboys + @ECNLgirls teams increasing potential energy and adding med balls to challenge force absorbing capabilities. Closed chain, slow strength necessary but cannot replicate stress of added velocity. #LTAD

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2 years

Back in Action! @HoundsAcademy teams report. With big @TheECNL comps months away and many starting HS seasons shortly as well no reason for extra impacts from run, jump, cut now. Low intensity, high volume strength for positions likely overlooked during summer break #LTAD

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2 years

‘Produce, absorb, redirect, sustain.’ @HoundsAcademy earning next level. Patterned, counter direction plyos great for allowing athletes to FEEL specific foot, hip and total postural concerns associated with COM displacement in both COD and acceleration #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

Boys Turn! Emphasizing tissue prep -> extensive ground contacts + isometrics . Limiting intensive efforts to short accels (10 yd, 20 yd) w/ limited volume, no spikes Revving Engines ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #houndsspeed

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2 years

For pre competition training scenarios I like to increase specificity, minimize stress and build confidence. Experience has shown multi directional 1 leg hops and landings fulfill all three criteria. Feel good, ‘hit list’ managed just so typically leads to circa PR jump data

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2 years

2L takeoffs and landings. Being able to safely absorb more force faster invaluable to both performance and health.

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3 years

Quick acceleration and horizontal power session. Don’t need much equipment or space for good quality #ladyhounds

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2 years

Familiarity with the ground just as important as familiarity with the ball particularly for female soccer athletes. Raising performance still best way to minimize likelihood of injury #LTAD

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3 years

Lateral takeoffs, landings, quick leaps and depth jumps are about as sports specific as we get @HoundsAcademy . These are potent ways to both develop power and a lot of eccentric strength in the frontal plane . Great for multi directional athletes #ladybounds

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5 years

Not what you do but how you do it. #ladyhounds #houndsspeed

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4 years

STEEL CITY providing the ☀️ THE RDA bringing the SPEED⚡️ Skill/Elasticity Wickets 20 yd dash Broad Jump Hinging Prepping those hammies for the increased stress to come 🛡 Maximal sprinting w/ just enough strength -> KID TESTED, MOTHER APPROVED 💯

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1 year

Supplemental lateral work/agility prep. Do not fixate on takeoffs. Eccentric work for athletes must go beyond time under tension. Controlled velocities and impacts important to teach global concepts. Gravity, inertia and subtle loading a beautiful thing ! #LTAD

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5 years

Through experience I have discovered that best core/ stability work for my youngest athletes occurs on their feet, particularly one leg. More engaging physically AND mentally as well. #houndsspeed

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2 years

Lateral bounds (Heidens) foundational skill in development of multidirectional athlete. Adding momentum to traditional exercise great way to increase intensity. Keep progressions simple and scalable.

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Adding a band to an athletes technical speed work ensures ground contact occurs underneath hip and really fires up glute of stance leg. Simple and very effective with immediate carryover #houndsspeed

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5 years

Posture, Balance, Coordination! Long term athletic development is a marathon. Our youngest athletes should enjoy the process and learn best practices to keep them healthy on the journey. Exciting developments coming for our grassroots program. Stay tuned! #houndsspeed #LTAD

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2 years

Aggressive accelerating requires equally as aggressive braking. Just as @freelap can objectify speed it too can quantify an athletes ability to decelerate. Who can slow down the fastest? Who is most fearless? @HoundsAcademy @spikesonly @BrendanThompsn #ladyhounds #eccentrics

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

10 months

USL 16 - ‘Last Dance’ -Final Training, Lateral/Decelerating -5 v 5 tourney, FUN!!! -Volume/Complexity takeoffs/landing slow build over totality of season -AVG Max Velo 17.5 MPH (+2.5%) -AVG YIRT 1 1800M (+10%) -Velocity & capacity are meant to coexist! #LTAD

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

4 years

1 leg POWER 💥 ⬇️stress ⬆️INTENSITY 🚫Compromise INTENT EXERCISE SELECTION ➕VOLUME dictate stress Great opportunity to sneak more sport specificity (angles, velocities, PLANES) 💯 HAVE FUN, COMPETE 😁‼️ #ladyhounds #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

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Feels good to be back! Posture, balance, rhythm + quality ground contacts name of the game today Rebuild foundation -> prep soft tissues w/ ⬇️ intensity plyos + isos @FreelapUSA 4x10yd, 2x20yd accel @HoundsAcademy Turn on ignition ! #ladyhounds #houndsspeed

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HoundsSpeed+Strength

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When introducing structure to entry level athletes 1x30-45 min/7-10 days goes an extraordinarily long way. Accumulating skill over totality of ultra marathon that is #LTAD builds tremendous volume over time. Total body speed, power, strength with simple, evident theme.

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