Lee Taft Athletic Consulting

01/04/2026

If you work with athletes, you know speed is a game-changer.

But coaching it effectively…

That’s where true expertise comes in.
The Speed Insiders Course is your blueprint for understanding, teaching, and implementing multi-directional speed with precision.

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01/03/2026

I kept it simple…10 minutes with a high school track team, showing them what the pillars actually look like in action.

When you take time to educate athletes, you’re not just improving performance… you’re helping shape future coaches.

Never assume they’re not interested. 👊🏼

Learn exactly how to coach and teach these acceleration mechanics in every scenario with the Speed Insiders 24-Module Course. (🔗 in bio)

01/03/2026

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01/02/2026

Repositioning and Angles…

01/02/2026

We all know speed matters. But helping athletes actually get faster takes more than passion…it takes knowing what to coach, why you’re coaching it, and having a system that delivers.

New Year.

New Coaching Eye.

New Level of Speed.

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12/31/2025

The Glide Step is a linking skill.

It’s strategy used prior to jump stop.

Discover even more proven “in-the-trenches strategies inside the Speed Insiders 24 Module Course.

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12/30/2025

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12/30/2025

12/29/2025

This one.

Push Open Push- POP, is a universal movement literacy concept and technique which gives athletes massive acceleration advantages.

Learn the P.O.P. Method in greater details, as well as other basketball speed strategies inside the Certified Basketball Speed Specialist Course.

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12/27/2025

Practice the Wedge Lateral Run

The wedge gives a hip-to-hip path and keeps hands off, creating a clean lane to stay attached to the ball handler.

These are the small details that create good defenders.

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12/27/2025

This is an example of a “Wedge Lateral Run”.

It’s used when fighting over a ball screen and the ball handler, leaving a gap for defender to get through.

Hip to hip and hands off.

Inside the Certified Basketball Speed Specialist Course, you will learn all about the Wedge Lateral Run and many more techniques.

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12/26/2025

The Length of the lateral stride is a result of “push” from the back leg NOT “reach” of the front leg.

Front leg reacts to a command from the back leg.

More intense effort from the back leg the longer stride will be due to the need of the front leg to match action reaction forces.

The COM speed signals to the front leg how far it should reach in order to maintain balance, gait timing, and fluidity

If you reach first, or coach reaching first, the mechanical timing of the lateral gait cycle is off.

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