TERMINOLOGY 101
WELCOME TO THE ONLINE ACADEMY DESIGNED FOR SPEED PERFORMANCE & DEVELOPMENT!
CLASS IS IN SESSION
SPEED TERMINOLOGY 101
  • DORSIFLEXION- POINTING THE FOOT UPWARDS TOWARDS THE SHIN.
  • PLANTAR FLEXION- POINTING THE FOOT DOWNWARD AWAY FROM THE SHIN.
  • STRIDE FREQUENCY- THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO COMPLETE A LEG CYCLE.
  • STRIDE LENGTH- THE DISTANCE COVERED DURING THE SHORT AIR PHASE, STARTING FROM TOE-OFF TO TOUCHDOWN.
  • SPRINT MECHANICS- BODY POSITION AND MOVEMENT WHILE SPRINTING.
  • FRONTSIDE MECHANICS- THE ACTION OF THE LIMBS IN THE FRONT OF THE BODY.
  • BACKSIDE MECHANICS- THE ACTION OF THE LIMBS BEHIND THE BODY.
  • FORCE PRODUCTION- THE AMOUNT OF FORCE APPLIED TO THE GROUND WITH EACH FOOT STRIKE.
  • ZERO STEP- YOUR BASIC STARTING STANCE FROM A STATIC POSITION.
  • DRIVE PHASE- THE DRIVE PHASE IS NORMALLY CHARACTERIZED WITH THE FIRST THREE STEPS. BIG ARMS AND A HIGH KNEE DRIVE WITH THE BODY POSITIONED AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ACCELERATION ANGLE. MORE-SO OF A PUSHING ACTION TO GENERATE POWER FROM THE START.
  • TRANSITION PHASE- THE TRANSITIONING OF THE BODY FROM THE PRONOUNCED FORWARD LEAN INTO AN UPRIGHT RUNNING ACTION.
  • MAX VELOCITY- THIS IS THE POINT WHEN YOU'VE REACHED YOUR TOP END SPEED.
  • SPEED MAINTENANCE- THE ABILITY TO HOLD YOUR TOP END SPEED WHILE YOU NATURALLY DECELERATE DUE TO FATIGUE.
SPEED = STRIDE LENGTH x STRIDE FREQUENCY
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