[jackrussell]

Originally Posted by Thehoofbite

You are arguing that 1 track guy had improved speed from a better technique. But heres a question. Was he slower because of a poor technique or faster because of a great technique. I would lean towards him having a poor technique, which is supported by the fact that record setting track times are not a daily occurance. Because if it was solely technique, then you could produce record setters each day.

No, I'm not arguing anything. I'm using an example. An example given by people that have professional knowledge of such things. Regardless if he was poor...he was taught...he did learn.

Originally Posted by hoofbite

But then theres the big out...."Same technique won't work for all people". But why is that? Because some people just have different "achilles heels" that prevent them from being top tier runners? Highly unlikely. It doesn't work because most people just don't have the ability in the first place and no amount of technique coaching will make up for that.

The big out eh.....how 'bout this....not everybody can learn everything..or we'd all be rocket scientists. Different 'achilles heels'? Yeah....different abilities...since when is everyone the same? I know some Spanish.....I can be taught better Spanish...but maybe never be able to apply my Spanish as well as you because of the God given ability I have for comprehending such things.

Originally Posted by hoofbite

Going even further. After a player is drafted, how often do you think they actually work on improving their 40? How often do you think they go out and get specific technique training?

Who cares, and how is this even remotely relevant to the topic at hand?

Originally Posted by hoofbite

Any way you want to slice it, you can only run as fast as your god given ability allows you to. No matter how much you want to improve your technique, if you don't have the genetic make-up in your body, it just doesn't matter.

I told you you were taking it to extremes, and you haven't let me down. You can be taught speed, doesn't mean all can be taught, like anything in life. Some can be, some can't be.

Originally Posted by hoofbite

Running technique helps your 40 time look good and thats about it. As would repeated training at any one specific thing for an extended period of time. What it doesn't do it make your natural ability any greater. Doesn't make you any faster when you step on the field and its time for what god has given you to shine. It just doesn't. If it did, then you would have teams paying top dollar for "Technique Specialists" who would come in and produce Primetime speed players.

Yes they do hire speed specialists...

I can sing...a God given ability...but it took a voice coach to fullfill my abilities to the upmost. Voice Coach=teach...teaching to sing. Speed Coach=teach...teaching speed.

Originally Posted by hoofbite

But, whatever you wanna believe, you are entitled to. Personally, I just don't think you can teach speed and you especially cannot teach Football speed. And to think that you could even translate a striaghtline improvement across all areas is nuts. IMO, teaching someone how to sprint is not teaching them how to be faster, its teaching them how to sprint.

Thanks for allowing my given right to believe what I want......again, I'll take the word of people in the business over an internet board anytime. The bold at the end should read....teaching them to sprint faster.

And they do...and sprinting faster is what the thread is about...the 40 yard dash.