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Answer To Question #10

Question #10:

I have a 13 year old son who plays Australian football, and I have been searching the web for a program to increase his speed and agility.

He is a good endurance athlete for his size ( 5ft 7in and 145 pounds), but needs to get faster to excel in Aust. Football.

Will your program cover training for Australian Football?

Will B.

Answer by Latif Thomas:

At 13 your son needs to become a better athlete, not a better Australian Rules Football Player.

The fact is that a need for sport specific training for non-elite athletes is generally a myth. Developing the speed of an athlete, regardless of sport, requires improving their overall athletic ability by developing the 5 biomotor skills required for success in any sport: speed, strength, coordination, flexibility and endurance.

We will use the same principles in Australian Rules Football as we would in football, track and field, soccer, etc.

In fact, you can click here to listen to my recent conversation on the topic with Strength and Conditioning Hall of Famer Al Vermeil. Al is the only Strength and Conditioning Coach to work for the NFL, NBA *and* MLB. He's also the only coach ever to earn a World Championship ring in both the NFL (49ers) and the NBA (Bulls).

Listen here:

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When you are done with that, check out this:

http://www.CompleteSpeedTraining.com

About Latif Thomas:

Highly regarded as one of the top speed coaches in the country, Latif is the Co-Owner of Athletes’ Acceleration, Inc., a leader in sports performance consulting, coaching and training resources for fitness professionals.

A former All East Sprinter while attending the University of Connecticut on a track and field scholarship, Latif is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is USA Track and Field Level II Certified in the Sprints, Hurdles and Relays. In 2005, he was voted the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Coach of the Year for his success in developing countless champions and record holders at the conference, division and state levels.

The former Director of Sports Performance at Mass Premier Courts, Latif has run numerous successful speed development programs and clinics for coaches and athletes of all sports and age groups. This includes the Speed Clinic Empire Mentorship, a program designed to teach coaches how to run their own profitable speed camps and clinics. Co-creator of the internationally acclaimed Complete Speed Training Program, Latif has excelled at simplifying program design and technical improvement in order to facilitate greater results in his athletes.

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