
280 pages published: 2003 About the Book Reach your playing speed potential! As an athlete or coach who knows that faster is better, youll appreciate the advice offered in Sports Speed. With all-new techniques and drills to improve your straight-ahead and multidirectional speed, Sports Speed will help you improve your ability to start, stop, change direction, and accelerate, taking your performance to the next level. No matter what sport you play or coach, youll learn all aspects of speed development, including -tests and assessment, -strength base building, -ballistic and plyometric training, -speed endurance training, -running technique, -footwork drills, -overspeed training, and -program planning and periodization. Photo sequences accompanied by detailed descriptions teach all the fine points of technique. Sample speed training programs for basketball, football, baseball, softball, and soccer can be used as they are or modified to meet specific needs. Charts, tables, and worksheets in each chapter help coaches and athletes understand and apply the material. About the Authors George B. Dintiman, a professor emeritus of health and physical education at Virginia Commonwealth University, has more than 30 years of experience working on speed improvement with athletes at all levels–from beginners to the pros. The author of 40 books and four videos on speed improvement and health and wellness topics, Dintiman also is cofounder and president of the National Association of Speed and Explosion and an internationally recognized authority on speed improvement for team sports. A Little All-American running back at Lock Haven University, Dintiman set many rushing and scoring records, several of which remain. He was a draft choice of the NFL Baltimore Colts and the CFL Montreal Alouettes in 1958. He also was a star of Lock Havens basketball and track teams. Dintiman received an EdD from the Teachers College of Columbia University in 1964. In 1993 he was an inductee in the