| For high school football athletes they know they must | | | | accelerate. The right way is accelerating without any |
| be in shape for Hell Week, because Hell Week is not | | | | wasted energy and perfect form. The wrong way will |
| for the weak. The best they can prepare before Hell | | | | end up compounding itself, causing energy loss and a |
| week is to build up their stamina and their speed. We | | | | great risk of pulling a muscle or injury. |
| all know how to build up stamina and that means a lot | | | | Speed training is important and before Hell week you |
| of running. | | | | need to think about speed week. Speed and agility are |
| Building up speed is a little bit tougher and it takes a lot | | | | life in sports and if you want to win you need to |
| more practice and muscle memory to be efficient off | | | | speed. The top athletes and professionals hire the best |
| the line and to accelerate to stop speed and stay | | | | coaches and trainers to ensure that they learn speed |
| there. Running stadium steps helps a lot, but form is | | | | correctly and achieve the best results. |
| just as important - Without good form you are wasting | | | | If you learn it wrong you can not compete against |
| energy that normally would have been transferred into | | | | these top athletes. As a former track star myself, I |
| your speed component. | | | | can tell you that many young athletes make simple |
| If you practice your speed without good form, you will | | | | mistakes which waste energy and cause them to lose |
| actually be doing yourself a disservice. There is a right | | | | in sporting events. Don't be a loser; think speed. |
| way and a wrong way ergonomically for an athlete to | | | | |
