We sat down with Speed Expert Bill Parisi at the Catapult Coaches Lounge at AFCA. 

Bill Parisi has served as a consultant and/or featured lecturer for several sports-related organizations, including the NFL, USA Football, Nike, Reebok, and numerous sports industry associations such as the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American Council on Exercise (ACE), and International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA).

In addition to speaking, writing, and consulting, Parisi has been featured on Fox Sports, ESPN, The Today Show, CNBC, ESPN the Magazine, Sporting News, The New York Times, U.S.A. Today, CBI, Men’s Health and Running magazine.

Show Notes:

-Sports science behind speed development

-Understanding volume

-Acceleration - Force/Velocity profiles

-Understanding deficiencies for development

-Individualizing plans

-“Mailboxing” the athletes

-Cheetahs and Rhinos

-Understanding how players fatigue

-Advancement in understanding fascia and connective tissue

-Takeaways from the data

-Don Bosco HS practices and modification

-HS athletes reaching 20mph in game

-Building a practice

-The numbers don’t lie - who is working hard?

-Evaluation equals motivation

-Catapult motivates players to work harder

-Catapult in recruiting

-Getting reliable, trusted data 

-The eye in the sky doesn’t lie

-Recommendations to get started with the technology

-Determining how many reps a player have in-game

-Use 3-4 data points to get started

Catapult One:

one.catapultsports.com

Parisi Speed School:

https://www.parisischool.com/

Related Speed Development Episodes:

Tony Holler - Creating Apex Predators

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/creating-apex-predators-tony-holler-feed-the-cats-113021-657-am

Feed the Cats - Get Your Team Fast and Explosive

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/feed-the-cats-tony-holler

Dr. Speed - Ken Clark:

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/dr-ken-clark-strength-and-conditioning-coach?in=user-804678956/sets/high-performance-sports

Resources for Football Speed Development:

https://coachtube.com/courses/football/speed-agility?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

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