Sport Speed/Power Camp

Overview

The Sport Manitoba Performance Sport Speed/Power Camp is a 6-week summer program designed specifically to improve all the components of speed, agility and power involved in team sports.

These include linear speed which can be further broken down into acceleration (starting speed) and absolute speed (top end speed), multidirectional speed and quickness which is further broken down into change of direction (predetermined pattern) and agility (change of direction with a read and reaction component), power development commonly referred to as Plyometrics, and finally energy system development or conditioning.

The goal of the program is to improve all aspects of speed, agility and power to help our athletes improve their on-field, on-court or on-ice performance. There will be a strength training component to this program because a solid base of strength is foundational to developing speed and agility for not only producing force but also absorbing the forces of running, stopping, starting, cutting and jumping.

Athletes will be tested at the beginning and end of the program to monitor results and adjust training plans as necessary and provide a speed, jump and strength profile for each athlete along with training recommendations after the camp is completed.