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Article: Maximizing your athletes' acceleration.(GameSpeed)
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- Coach and Athletic Director
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- December 1, 2008
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In the November issue of Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director, I covered the topic of proper linear acceleration technique. This article will elaborate on acceleration and delve deeper into how to enhance this skill from a strength training perspective.
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To review, relative body strength is a very important characteristic of athletes that accelerate well. This characteristic is defined as how strong an athlete is at their current body weight. That being said, we will examine the most important muscles that are used for an athlete's "drive phase" of acceleration.
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