Michelle Hart-Miller ATC, NHLAT, CSCS
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Michelle Hart-Miller ATC, NHLAT, CSCS
@Lancer_Power
Londonderry High School Athletic Trainer/Strength Coach CSCS NHSSCA NH State Director, NH State COY’19, NE Region8COY’21, NHSSCA HOF Inductee23


💪🏻🏀Sammie Sullivan💪🏻🏀 D1 Player of the year~~ So proud of her.


Happy National Athletic Trainer Month! Huge thank you to our Athletic Trainers for everything they do to keep our student-athletes healthy, safe, and competing at their best. We appreciate you! @Lancer_Power #LancerPride #NationalAthleticTrainingMonth







But 🏈 is never a straight-line sprint! 🏈 is almost all acceleration! And game speed is only 12-18 mph, so why train at 23 mph? 💥 Faster athletes are better athletes. 💥 Getting faster is an alternative way to get "in shape" (game speeds become easier AND the fastest athletes are fastest when fatigued, #SpeedReserve) 💥 Max velocity speed is global, the tide that lifts all boats. Improved speed leads to improved everything (acceleration, strength, quickness, jumping, throwing, agility, and maybe even cognitive skills). 💥 Repeat sprints and mindless conditioning detrain speed. Tired is the enemy, not the goal. 💥 Max velocity represents the most extreme form of human movement. Nothing comes close. High speeds challenge the CNS, raising the ceiling of all movement. The floor is raised too. 💥 The brain is a protective mother whose job is survival, not performance. Sprinting teaches the brain that it's safe to "let it rip." 💥 Every coach can name their top athlete. The description always includes FAST. 💥 Even though speed training must be the priority, it's not the majority. The time spent each week at peak velocity will be in less than 30 seconds (but it's the most important 30 seconds of the week!) 💥 HEALTH - Sprint Based Football coaches are amazed that kids who push boundaries of speed on a consistent basis are nearly bulletproof. Other factors include a foundation of rest, recovery, and sleep, shorter practices, never burning the steak, and RPR. 💥 And don't forget the big cats (#TruckStick). Among the thirty 6'5" 320-pound offensive tackles invited to the NFL combine, the 4.9 guys get drafted in the first round; the 5.4 guys don't get drafted. (And, don't ever show your ignorance by saying things like, "Sometimes fast guys suck at 🏈". No one has EVER SAID that all you need is speed.) Train it or detrain it.












