Most coaches have been told that overspeed training is dangerous, advanced, or something you should avoid at all costs.

That belief is wrong.

In this episode, Sam Portland breaks down overspeed training from first principles and shows you how to use it safely, progressively, and effectively inside a real team sport speed system.

You’ll learn:

• Why overspeed sprinting has been misunderstood for years

• How overspeed fits into the Sports Speed System

• When athletes are actually ready for overspeed exposure

• How to use overspeed without equipment

• How to dose overspeed across a training cycle

• Why overspeed is about learning to move faster, not just moving fast

This lesson shows how overspeed fits into conjugate sequencing, drill stacking, and exercise classification, so you can stop guessing and start programming with intent.

If you coach speed and want it to show up on game day — not just in testing — this episode will change how you think about speed training.

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• 3 Transfer-Ready Game-Specific Warm-Ups

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• Plug-and-Play Training Week Structure

• Speed Transfer Principles Cheatsheet

👉 https://www.speedbysportland.com/field-speed-toolkit

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⏱️ YouTube Chapters (Optimised)

0:00 – Why overspeed training is misunderstood

0:28 – Why overspeed isn’t dangerous when used correctly

1:10 – When and why to use overspeed training

1:31 – Running as load inside the Sports Speed System

1:51 – Ground contact time as an overload mechanism

2:05 – Who overspeed training is actually for

2:36 – Training history required for overspeed sprinting

2:54 – Overspeed inside conjugate sequencing

3:21 – Why athletes already experience overspeed in games

3:49 – Common overspeed sprint methods explained

4:09 – What overspeed does to the body

4:20 – Drill stacking: segment, pattern, skill

4:39 – Fixing poor hip extension in team sport athletes

5:01 – Learning to move faster vs just moving fast

5:18 – Overspeed wall drills for acceleration

5:48 – Banded wall drills explained

6:30 – Simple overspeed exercises coaches can use now

7:01 – How often to dose overspeed training

7:25 – Where overspeed fits in a training cycle

7:47 – Overspeed via movement patterns

8:00 – Force pairing explained simply

8:23 – Accelerating centre of mass with overspeed

8:36 – Overspeed without equipment: downhill running

9:17 – Managing volume and injury risk

9:32 – Overspeed for max velocity development

9:45 – Light bungee towing for acceleration

10:10 – Overspeed drills for rhythm and coordination

10:31 – Using towed buildups to peak speed

10:58 – How to plan a 4–5 week overspeed cycle

11:17 – Why overspeed must be cycled

11:22 – Final coaching takeaway

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🔗 Links

📘 The Sports Speed System Book

https://www.speedbysportland.com/sportsspeedsystembook

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