Sports Talks

Most coaches have been told that overspeed training is dangerous, advanced, or something you should avoid at all costs.That belief is wrong.In this episode, Sam Portland breaks down overspeed training from first principles and shows you how to use it safely, progressively, and effectively inside a real team sport speed system.You’ll learn: • Why overspeed sprinting has been misunderstood for years • How overspeed fits into the Sports Speed System • When athletes are actually ready for overspeed exposure • How to use overspeed without equipment • How to dose overspeed across a training cycle • Why overspeed is about learning to move faster, not just moving fastThis lesson shows how overspeed fits into conjugate sequencing, drill stacking, and exercise classification, so you can stop guessing and start programming with intent.If you coach speed and want it to show up on game day — not just in testing — this episode will change how you think about speed training.⸻