The Les Spellman Podcast

Importance of Early Acceleration & Coaching Team Sports with Dan Pfaff


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Episode 19: This one is special! In this episode, I (@les7spellman) talk with one of my coaching mentors, Dan Pfaff (@Pfaffsc). Dan is one of the top coaches in speed development, and training Olympic/Professional athletes including Donovan Bailey, Christian McCaffrey,  Greg Rutherford, and hundreds more. 

We discuss his philosophy on resistance training, early acceleration, physical & technical attributes, proximal cueing with max velocity, and more. 

One note: this podcast was originally recorded in 2022, so there are some details pertaining to that time period. 

Before checking out the main talking points, I just released the Speed City membership, giving coaches and athletes access to digital speed training delivered directly on your mobile device. Check it out here: http://train.spellmanperformance.com/speedcity

Main talking points: 

  • The evolution of the coaching industry 
  • How Dan handles coaching team sports 
  • Importance of early acceleration 
  • Physical Attributes 
  • Max Velocity
  • Training for the NFL Combine 
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