3 Seconds Performance Podcast

#13 - Speed Starts Young: Training & Testing Agility w/ Tomás Freitas


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In episode #13, Tomás Freitas, Head of S&C in UCAM Murcia CB Academy, join us.

In this episode:

- Agility vs Multidirectional Speed - what differentiates them?;

- Why is agility such an important component in youth athletic development?;

- What are the best tests to assess agility in youth athletes?;

- How important is it to include reactive or decision-making elements in agility training?;

- How can agility training be integrated into warm-ups or tactical sessions?

- Etc.


About Tomás:

- Head of S&C in UCAM Murcia CB Academy, since 2016;

- Lecturer & High-Performance Researcher at UCAM, since 2015;

- Guest Researcher at Núcleo de Alto Rendimento Esportivo de São Paulo, since 2020;

- Social Media: @tomás-t-freitas-7399211b7 (Linkedin)


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