![]() ![]() There are potentially a few different things happening for your son. As well and some plyometrics.īut not to much as he is playing football and practicing every night after school. What do you suggest to help him get back into it? I am assuming it’s growth as well as being laid up for 6 months. He wants to go out and work 110% but just can’t. Plus to top things off he’s extremely hard on himself. He runs heavy on his heels instead of the balls of his feet. Now that he’s fully healed and was given the ok to return to football etc from his surgeon and physiotherapist As well as ladder work, plyometrics and weight training etc etc. He was doing track and field in the off season. He used to have extremely fast acceleration and above normal top speed. Since the surgery he has grown about 6 inches and gained about 30lbs in size (He’s now 5’8 and 155lbs) athletic build. He has had college/university NCAA coaches interested in him since he was age 11. He plays as a running back for his high school team. My son is 14 almost 15 and in March he had meniscus surgery due to a football injury. From playing tag to chasing a soccer ball, they will use this essential skill in more ways than you will ever imagine. If you teach kids in this manner, their eyes will see how it looks to sprint correctly, their bodies will learn how it feels, and their ears will hear verbal cues for remembering key elements of technique.Ĭongratulations! You have helped a new generation to run well. Watch their movements as they speed up, and give them reminders where needed (e.g., keep your head still, bend your elbows, pump hip-to-lip, lift your knees more). ![]() Finally, ask them to run very fast on-the-spot for five seconds (as if they are running a race).Ask them to bring their knees up high as well. Start to speed up your movements slightly, and bring your knees up high.Demonstrate the movement and make sure they are doing the same. Tell them to pump their hands from “hip to lip” (see mechanics above).Their hands should be more or less “closed” but not tight. Talk to them about lightly gripping a small bird in each hand.Make sure their elbows are also bent at 90 degrees. Point out that your elbows are bent at 90 degrees.Begin by jogging slowly with them on-the-spot, and make sure they are facing you.Stand opposite your child (or children) and explain that you will run together on-the-spot to practice fast running.Simply coach them through the movements while they run: You can teach these basic mechanics to kids ages 7 years and older without lecturing them on human anatomy. Lengthen your strides as you gain speed and momentum. At the start of your sprint, keep your strides short and quick.With each stride, lift your front knee high (“knee drive”) and straighten your back leg completely to deliver full power.As you pump your arms, keep your shoulders steady but relaxed.Pump your arms so your hands travel from “hip to lip”, and keep your arms close to your sides.Pretend you are lightly gripping a small bird in each hand.Hold your head still, but relax your face and neck.Here are the basic elements of correct sprinting technique: Most kids are never taught how to run properly. They have simply developed some good running mechanics at some point in their lives, whereas the other kids haven’t. The kids with decent technique are not “natural born” sprinters. Meanwhile, some kids look like a randomized mass of flailing arms and legs, and their heads seem to waggle in the wind like dashboard bobbleheads. Same thing when you watch a kids’ soccer game or even a simple game of tag. Have you ever gone to a school track meet or sports day for your kids? Have you noticed some kids are clearly better sprinters? They’re not just faster - they look better when they run. If you know how to sprint properly, you’re more likely to enjoy a wide range of sports and activities that emphasize this form of running. Running - and sprinting in particular - is a fundamental skill that supports a multitude of other activities. ![]()
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