Short to Long Sprint Training

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@twhite03

Honestly, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to deem most of these systems as ends-to-middle rather than S2L or L2S. Many programs seem to go short to long with acceleration work and long to short with int. tempo and SE.

I think for the most part, the days of true L2S in terms of no acceleration work whatsoever for the majority of the fall and winter period, are over.

Re. Stephen Francis, has he specified the progression from hills>sled>grass>track with regard to the acceleration portion of his program? Does he view the sled and hill work to be interchangeable or is it a designed progression to flat sprinting?

This is exactly the problem. I think we assume some coaches are doing cerebral and intelligent things in program design to the granule level. When you go to Jamaica you are not seeing elaborate periodization. Talent and culture.