Bill Parisi explains the difference between internal cues and external cues when coaching an athlete.
How To: Overhead Walks
Parisi Speed School Founder, Bill Parisi is joined by Parisi Fair Lawn Owner, Rich Sadiv, to discuss the benefits of overhead walks and proper technique for performing this drill. In terms of difficulty, the overhead walk is the most challenging carry for an athlete, so save this for your more advanced athletes. This drill is …
The Benefits of Asymmetrical Carries
Parisi Speed School Founder, Bill Parisi, is joined by Parisi Fair Lawn Owner, Rich Sadiv, to discuss the benefits of asymmetrical carries for athletic performance. Carries are an incredible tool to build core stability in athletes of all ages. Asymmetrical carries can be performed of 3 rounds of 40 yards, focusing on keeping the body …
Opposite Arm, Opposite Leg Relationship
The body has a contralateral relationship between the arms and the legs. Sometimes kids – and even coaches – are not aware of this. Walking, marching, skipping, running… it’s all an opposite arm, opposite leg relationship. Despite this, athletes often use same arm, same leg during training and on the field. Parisi coaches will find …
Speed Secrets: Toes Up Position
This is one of the first things that every Parisi Coach and Parisi athlete learns upon entering the Parisi Speed School program. Ironically, when you ask athletes how their foot should hit the ground, they all say “Land on the toes!” We’re here to tell you, that’s wrong. We want athletes landing on the balls …
The Secret to Speed: Arm Action
Over the last 30 years, one of the ways that Parisi Speed School has helped produce some of the fastest athletes at the NFL Combine is by addressing arm action during sprinting. Arm action is a critical part of proper running technique. In fact, the faster your arms go, the faster your legs go. Arm …
Basics of Jump Training: Landing Position
When you talk to an athlete, or a parent, everyone wants to know how high they can jump… but nobody is concerned with how well they can land. We make athletes more powerful to run faster and jump higher, but are we giving them the brakes to protect themselves from injury? Imagine you’re on a …
The Skill of Deceleration
There are more athletes playing sports than ever, and there is more training knowledge available than ever before. You would think there would be less injuries than ever, but in fact, we are looking at MORE athlete injuries than ever. The problem? Athletes are becoming stronger and more explosive from advanced training modalities, but they …
Vertical Jump Training: Drive Phase
The drive phase of the vertical jump is really about the recruitment of the posterior chain and achieving triple extension.
Ankle Stiffness vs. Ankle Mobility for Sprinting
Dr. Ken Clark joins the podcast to discuss the difference between ankle stiffness and ankle mobility as it pertains to sprinting. FULL EPISODE
Vertical Jump Training: Explode Phase
Core stiffness is essential to the second phase of the vertical jump – the explode phase.
Analyzing the Research on Sprinter Swing Time
Dr. Ken Clark joins the podcast to discuss the research on sprinter swing time. FULL EPISODE