Why Stopwatch Speed Doesn't Always Show Up In Games
If you give a team sport coach a few minutes to think about it, they can probably list their players in order from fastest to slowest just by what they see them do in games. Performance coaches have a much easier time ranking players by speed, because we simply time our kids using laser gates or something similar. The thing is, these two lists will almost never be identical. Why would that be? According to National Hockey League strength & conditioning coach Matt Price, the biggest differentiating factor is an individual's sport IQ. He defines sport IQ as your ability to quickly and accurately make the right decision in competition. Being a faster player requires making faster ....
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