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Yukon’s Hip & Leg Sled 2000 0

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Head Coach

Yukon’s Heavy Duty Commercial Sled is the ultimate for lower body sculpting. The sophisticated eight roller system incorporates four 4" heavy duty sealed bearing industrial rollers combined with four 2" side rollers which make the smoothest quietest sled in the industry. The side rollers provide perfect alignment and eliminate twisting. Plates are loaded underneath to meet minimize space requirements and ensure maximum safety. Unique design uses 2 1/2"" commercial padding and eliminates pad changes. Yukon’s  completely new safety spotter arm system allows you to push yourself for a worry free workout. Produced from eleven gauge, 2 1/2 "" x 2 1/2"" steel tubing with a durable powder coat finish. Weight – 465 lbs. Capacity – 1800 lbs. Weights not included.Hip & Leg Sled 2000

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SKLZ – Quick Ladder 0

Posted on April 08, 2010 by Head Coach

Agility speed ladder training quickly improves acceleration, lateral speed and change of direction while enhancing balance, rhythm and body control.  These core skills are critical to any athlete that wants to perform at a faster level than the competition in baseball, soccer, football, etc. Agility ladder drills are included on DVD.

QUICK LADDER DETAILS

  • 11-rung design for extensive stepping
  • 15” from rung to rung
  • Durable nylon straps
  • Athlete can control intensity of workouts with different pace: slower for warming up before a workout, faster to maximize conditioning.
  • Carry bag, ground stakes, instructional DVD and 6-week progressive training workout plan included.

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Using a Weighted Sled for Acceleration Improvement 0

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Head Coach

Before even beginning, let’s clear up one point.

Sport is about acceleration, not speed.

We have a problem in sports. Coaches consistently use the wrong term when discussing the quantity they covet most. Tests like the ten, twenty and forty yard dash are actually tests of acceleration not speed. You only need to look at world-class sprinters to realize that top speed is not even achieved until approximately 60 meters. As coaches, our interest is not in top speed but, rather in acceleration, the zero to sixty of the auto world. How rapidly an athlete accelerates will determine success in team sports, not what the athletes absolute speed is.

Why does this matter? A great deal of the research on speed development focuses on speed in track and field context and not in a sport context. In track the shortest event is the 55 meters, in sport the long event is a forty yard dash (although baseball will go 60). The track influence may in fact have limited application to sport due to sports frequent use of acceleration mechanics versus

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