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SPEED for 7 year old
Carol and Ed respond
Hello KidsRunning!I have a question regarding speed. My son is 7 years old and a super baseball player. However, he is sooo slow! He doesn't have a problem with hustling, and he is not at all lazy, but he just doesn't have much speed. Is there anything that can be taught to a child that age, to help increase his speed? Mitzi Mayfield  Dear Mitzi, I'm not a coach, but I run with my 7 year olds. We do all kinds of running, from slow paced running, to practicing little short sprints, then jogging a bit, and sprinting again. I'm thinking that kids don't get much practice running in baseball, so backyard games of tag and doing other fun backyard running activities should help, but I'm forwarding this to a coach who can give you some 'expert' advice. Good luck, and maybe your little boy would like to do our Log-a-Mile program. It's the blue ribbon program on the front page, and if he completes it, he will have run a hundred miles, and you should see him running faster, just with the practice.. Carol Hi Mitzi, At 7 years old the speed will develop. Running short sprints about 6 seconds long should help develop some leg speed. Ask him to run as fast as he can for 6 seconds rest for 30 seconds and go again. Repeat this 6 to 10 times. Do that drill two to three times a week. A better idea is a 10 minute game of tag twice a week but as a running coach I feel obligated to offer an "official training solution. But tag is more practical, and a lot more fun. Baseball is a skill sport. If he is excelling in the basics of catching, hitting, and throwing that is quite an accomplishment at any age. Come to think of it I can't remember anyone ever talking about how quick Babe Ruth was. After college send him to New England the Red Sox could use some help. Coach Ed
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Ed Poirier, "Coach Ed", recently was invited by the United States Olympic
committee to attend a workshop and training seminar at the Olympic training
center in California. 