Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Speed Training Report: Update

I want to give everyone a heads up...'The Ultimate Guide to
Underground Sled Training’ 60 minute DVD is only available to
the first 100 people who join The Speed Training Report
Community.

As I write this, everyone who has joined so far is among the
first 100 - they are all 'in'.

If you haven't ordered yet, there is still time. However, the
DVD's are going fast so I can't guarantee how long this bonus
will be available. But, trust me, it's a pretty darn good DVD
especially with all the other content you get in your introductory
package.

Zach Even-esh sells that DVD for $37 by itself, which is
considerably more than you'll pay for an entire month's
membership to The Speed Training Report.

Here is the link one more time:

http://www.speedtrainingreport.com/

Sunday, April 15, 2007

The Speed Training Report - Concern #2

Concern #2

This update covers Concern #2 about The Speed Training
Report

(We already addressed the #1 concern (that we're just going to
charge people for what amounts to a series of product sales
pitches here.


CONCERN: There is so much material and information spread out
over a number of formats, topics, sports, etc. that the information
will be too complicated to retain or not specific enough to one
particular sport. Therefore only elite coaches will be able to
get anything out of it.

BACKGROUND: When we first started putting this idea together, we
considered this fear from Day 1. But we know from our experience
that the best way to become a successful coach, teacher and mentor
to young athletes is by educating yourself through as many sources
of information as possible.

Our free Complete Speed Training Newsletter covers the same type
of information (just not nearly as in depth or consistently as
The Speed Training Report) and we have, literally, hundreds of
testimonials from people of all sports, age groups, experience
levels and disciplines.

ANSWER: While the concern is understandable, I call this one
of those 'no worries' situations. We've thought about this
from the beginning.

When contacting and interviewing coaches, they were given specific
instructions as to how to present their content. So as long as
you are not getting overly confused by the Complete Speed Training
Newsletter and how I present information in that resource, you'll
have no problems with the Speed Training Report.

The information will be easy to grasp and I am quite confident
it will be immediately useful to both beginner and veteran
coaches alike.

Yes, there is a ton of content.

Yes, it does come from a variety of coaches and from a variety
of sports.

However, it is EXTREMELY easy to understand.

Plus it will still have a distinctive 'Athletes' Acceleration'
feel to it.

Even if you only are involved with one sport or style, I promise
you that you'll be able to apply information to your athletes
from a sport or arena that seems totally unrelated.

I used to think 'How can I apply this information on middle
distance running to my tennis players?'

But when you look foundationally at how the information is being
presented, you'll start to see amazing paralells.

It's kind of like the movie The Matrix when Neo starts to realize
how the Matrix actually works.

It reminds me of a great saying:

'When you change the way you look at things, the things you look
at change.'

Yeah,what can I say, I'm deep.

Let me give you a specific example.

Many of you have had the pleasure of working with Kimberly, our
adminisrative wonder woman. Kim is excellent at handling all
the administrative and customer service details that it takes to
run Athletes' Acceleration.

This is the type of stuff that Patrick and I will (and have)
screwed up.

Kim answers the phones and has learned enough about our
programs to give answers to the most popular questions that
potential customers have. However, she has no serious knowledge
of speed development or athletic performance, nor does she care.

However, since she'll have to answer a ton of questions about
the product when we launch, we gave her a copy of the first
issue so she could get familiar with it.

It sat on her desk for a few days because she really didn't want
to read all those articles or listen to a long interview about
any of the facets of athletic performance.

Quite frankly, she was dreading it.

But after looking at the first issue, Kim said:

"Honestly I was very surprised at how interesting it was.
Even though the topics were different, I feel like I could
understand how everything could fit together if you were
paying attention. Maybe I should start running camps and
clinics!"

And the most impressive part is - she just skimmed the articles
and only listened to the first half of the audio! (It is an hour and
20 minutes long after all!)

She wasn't taking notes or thinking about how to apply the
information to her own athletes.

She didn't highlight any sections or even think about diving
into all the bonuses.

She didn't check the forums, watch any video breakdown or
even read the transcripts of the audio interrogation.

She was reading it because I made her :)

My point is this: The information in The Speed Training Report
will work for coaches, parents and athletes of every sport, age,
skill level and gender.

And regardless of your current knowledge level, you'll be able
to pick up priceless information that you can take to your team,
kids, facility, etc.

More importantly, we want to build a community within the
members of the Speed Training Report.

So if the group decides the information is too difficult, we'll
change it.

If you want more of something, we'll add it.

Our goal is to serve as educators. We want to get information
to you using the path of least resistance. We're truly here
to serve you.

BOTTOM LINE: While The Speed Training Report content is quite
thorough and gives you a huge amount of material to consider,
it is also easy to understand. It will work for you whether
you're a beginner coach or a veteran, whether you coach
multiple sports and athletes or just one.

So stay tuned for more details. We'll be launching The Speed
Training Report on Tuesday, April 17 at 12pm EST. The best way
to stay informed about the release of The Speed Training Report
is by joining our announcement list.

You can see the details at the bottom of this message.

If you haven't already joined our Speed Training Report list
and checked out the Sneak Preview of the program, just enter
your name and email address below.

And of course, we won't share your contact information with
anyone. And that includes contributors to The Report. We
respect your privacy.

Regards,

Latif


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Thursday, April 12, 2007

The Speed Training Report - Concern #1

Concern #1


We've heard three major concerns from our readers about the
impending release of The Speed Training Report. This update will
address the #1 concern...

CONCERN: Is this going to be real information from coaches who
really know what they are doing or just a series of diguised sales
pitches for products and programs that you want to sell?

BACKGROUND: A couple of months ago we let it slip to our readers
that we're getting ready to launch a speed training
resource that covers every componant of athletic development; from
sport specific training articles and programs, strength training,
linear and lateral speed development, youth training, sports
psychology, mechanics, the list goes on and on.

That announcement set off a bit of a frenzy of emails from our
readers. The funny thing is, the biggest concern is not what
we anticipated.

People really enjoy receiving the Complete Speed Training
Newsletter, our regular free athletic development resource. But
our readers told us they were worried this new subscription
based resource would just be a marketing ploy to sell advertising
and sell programs. Instead of giving cutting edge training
advice from top experts, we'd be selling
fluff and wasting everyone's time and money.

To tell you the truth, I was a little taken aback at these
comments. Countless thousands of people have benefitted from
the information I give away weekly, for free. And our other
'paid' products are jam packed with information that have,
in some instances, literally changed peoples' lives.

To think that we would come out with anything less than a rock
solid training and coaching resource caught both Patrick and
I off guard, so we had to really sit and think about how we
would introduce the information and the experts.

As you may remember from when we first announced this project,
we've been working on cultivating this resource for almost a
year. So even though the comments threw us off, we wanted to
make sure we felt we were over delivering on the content.

And I promise you that if The Speed Training Report truly is
captain of the 'varsity' team then the Complete Speed Training
Newsletter is a 'freshman' in comparison.

Just think of it like this, I write the Complete Speed Training
Newsletter each week. While the articles and Q&A are informative,
it's tough to come up with great new info each week.

So while Patrick and I will contribute heavily to The Speed
Training Report, our articles and answers will come out monthly,
giving us a ton of time to really give thought out, well
researched answers and content.

Now think about what you'll learn from the coaches and experts
that Patrick and I go to when WE have questions!

It's truly world class info.

SOLUTION: So given that background, we've decided to take a
somewhat unorthodox approach. To get you hooked on The Speed
Training Report from the outset, we're going to give you a
drastic discount on the regular price AND give away a bonus
60 minute sled training DVD and ebook...at least initially.

Since taking action is the spark that ignites success in any
and all endeavours, we're only going to give the discount and
bonuses away to a limited number of people. Either the first
100 people who sign up or for the first 24 hours of the launch.
We haven't decided yet, but you can be sure that if you don't
act, we WILL start taking product away.

What I personally believe (and hope) is that these incentives
will just be gravy for serious and active readers.

I think once you see the line up of coaches we have joining
Patrick and I, you'll be sitting anxiously at
your computer waiting for the launch to start to ensure you
get subscribed as soon as humanly possible.

You already know the level of knowledge and quality of content
that you get with Athletes' Acceleration products, programs and
newsletters. But if you need a reminder of who we are, you can
click this link to see our bios:

More about Latif and Patrick


Here then, are just a few of the coaches that will be joining
Athletes' Acceleration's 'The Speed Training Report' with exclusive
content and interviews.

As a side note, these guys' bios were so extensive, I had to limit
them to a few (fairly long) bullet points each for the sake of being
reasonable:

Michael Boyle

Michael Boyle is one of the world's foremost experts in the fields
of Strength and Conditioning, Performance Enhancement and
general fitness.

-Co-founder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, a performance
enhancement company that trains athletes from junior high schoolto
All Stars in almost every major professional sport
-Served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Boston
University for 15 years
-from 1991-1999 Boyle served as the Strength and Conditioning
Coach for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
-Strength and Conditioning Coach for the 1998 US Women’s Olympic
Ice Hockey Team, Gold Medalists in Nagano, and served as a
consultant in the development of the USA Hockey National Team
Development Program
-has been a featured speaker at numerous strength and conditioning
and athletic training clinics across the country and has produced nine
instructional videos in the area of strength and conditioning


Brian Grasso

Brian Grasso is the Founder and Executive Director of the
International Youth Conditioning Association.

-Began his sport-training career as a Performance Coach to
Olympic, professional and elite athletes from a variety of sports
and has traveled extensively throughout North America and
Europe as a Conditioning Consultant for both the Canadian and
United States National Team athletes.
-an outspoken leader in the youth athletic development industry,
Brian has written feature articles for sport training magazines
throughout North America including, Men's Fitness, Men's Health,
SportingKid, American Track & Field and Personal Fitness
Professional.
-Brian provides educational seminars covering youth athletic
development and training topics to sporting organizations
throughout the world including: the National Coaching Education
Program, the National Alliance for Youth Sports, the United
States Figure Skating Association, the Illinois Olympic
Development Program, Skate Canada, the Canadian Athletic
Therapists Association and the Korean Aerobic Association
among many others
-serves as an educational consultant to the Children's
Memorial Hospital's Institute for Sports Medicine.


Irving 'Boo' Schexnayder

One of the nation's premier field event coaches, Boo serves as
Chair of the Jumps program of USA Track and Field Coaching
Education, and is the former national chair of USA Track and
Field's Coaching Education Committee and Biomechanics
Subcommittee.

-Coached 10 different athletes to 19 individual NCAA titles during
his tenure at Louisiana State University-In 2004, his jumpers
combined to win three individual NCAA titles and earn 12
All-America honors
-Responsible for at least one National Champion in seven of his
11 seasons at LSU, while he has also developed 57 All-American
athletes during that time
-Coached Suzette Lee as she shattered the NCAA record in the
triple jump and captured outdoor national titles in both 1996
and 1997. Lee also won the NCAA Indoor triple jump title
in 1997.
-Guided the efforts of United States and World Triple Jump
Champion, Walter Davis, in 2005 and 2006 as well as John
Moffitt, who swept the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor long jump
titles before winning a silver medal in the event for Team USA
at the 2004 Olympic Games


Lee Taft

Lee is highly respected as one of the top agility and change of
direction specialists in the country and serves as Performance
Director and owner of Sports Speed, Etc., Inc.

-Executive Vice President for the International Youth Conditioning
Association, the premier international authority with respect to
athletic development and young athlete-based conditioning
-Certified by the National Strength and Conditioning
Association(NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist (CSCS), a Sports Performance Coach certified by USA
Weightlifting (SPC)and he is also a certified Level 1 Track and
Field Coach by the USA Track & Field (USATF level I)
-Lee’s innovative techniques to improve multi-directional speed
are the teaching method of choice for many professionals
-Lee has written dozens of articles and e-books on the topic of
multi-lateral speed and youth development, produced audio
CD and DVD programs and is a featured speaker on the Perform
Better tour and other sports development clinics and seminars


Jeremy Boone
Jeremy Boone founded his own sports performance consulting
company, the Carolina Athletic Development Institute
dedicated to providing athletes with comprehensive training
and conditioning programs based upon the athlete’s sport,
position, and individual needs.

-Jeremy has helped to take four professional teams to a national
championship final including the NFL Carolina Panthers, WUSA
Atlanta Beat, WSL Charlotte Lady Eagles, and A-League
Charlotte Eagles
-He has worked with athletes from the novice to professional
levels in multiple sports including baseball, basketball, football,
soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and
volleyball
-A highly motivated speaker, Jeremy has presented at numerous
conferences including the Perform Better Learn-By-Doing series,
the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, and the
National Soccer Coaches Association of Canada
-Creator of numerous highly regarded programs and resources
dedicated to safe and effective athletic development for speed
and power athletes of multiple sports

Brian Schiff
Brian Schiff is the owner of Fitness Edge, a private fitness
studio specializing in personal fitness and sport specific training
programs for athletes of all sports and ages and serves as clinic
director for an outpatient therapy clinic in New Albany, OH.

Brian served as the strength and conditioning coach for The
Columbus Crew Major League Soccer Team from 2002 – 2006
-Schiff co-authored a breakthrough manual on ACL injury
prevention entitled Protecting the Athlete’s Knee and contributed
three chapters in a much awaited golf conditioning e-book
entitled Fitness Secrets of Championship Golfers.
-Brian has presented at professional conferences and coaches’
clinics on topics including training for shoulder stability,
baseball specific training, soccer specific conditioning and sport
specific training, safe shoulder training, ACL injury prevention,
functional golf training and training the low back.
-Brian graduated from The Ohio State University in 1996 with a
Bachelor of Science degree of Physical Therapy in Allied Health
Professions, practices as a licensed physical therapist specializing
in sports medicine and is an NSCA Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist

Robb Rogers

With over 25 years of coaching experience Robb is an authority
on performance enhancement at every level from youth
development to professional athletes.
-Robb has honored by the National Strength and Conditioning
Association as the 1996 Southwest Conference Coach of the year
and the 1994 National Coach of the Year, as well as the Training
& Conditioning magazine Comeback Athlete Rehab Team award
and the University of Southern California Football Spirit Award
-Certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association,
USA Weightlifting and is a Certified Master Strength and
Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning
Coaches Association
-Robb has worked with the University of Missouri, Southern Cal,
Baylor University and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey
League-Published in numerous journals and magazines and is a
consulting member of the National Academy of Sports Medicine
and the Perform Better companies


Barry Ross
Barry Ross has been coaching for more than 25 years, initially a
track and field throwing events and general strength training
coach, his focus in the last 10 years is on increasing the strength,
speed and power of athletes in nearly every sport.

-Coach Ross has had a solid percentage of his athletes receive
NCAA Division 1 and 2 scholarships in a variety of sports
(including volleyball, football, soccer, and track) at UCLA,
San Jose State, U.C. Berkley, University of Southern California,
UNLV, Washington, and the Naval Academy
-Trained Jessica Cosby, winner of Pac 10 titles in the shot put
and hammer, as well as a NCAA Division 1 title in the shot put
and Allyson Felix who, as a 17 year old high school student in 2003,
broke all of Marion Jones high school records in the 200 meters
and went on to run the fastest 200 meters in the world that year
-Author of the popular and controversial book ‘Underground Secrets
to Faster Running’
-Barry’s strength training methods are used throughout the world
by high school, college and professional athletes in a variety of
sports including professional baseball, tennis and rugby.


BOTTOM LINE: We are going to act to maintain the integrity of
Athletes' Acceleration, Inc. information. We have developeda
certain style and relationship with you and we have no intention of
souring that with The Speed Training Report.

Like with all of our information products, if you don't like it
you can simply and easily unsubscribe.

For the vast majorityof you, that simply will not be an issue.

The launch of The Speed Training Report will be structured.

Thosewho take action quickly will get more 'stuff'. If you want
to test us to see if we're actually going to start taking free
resources away, I invite you to do so. But we will not make it
available again at any point during the launch.

So stay tuned for more details. Our anticipated release date is
Tuesday, April 17.

The best and easiest way to stay informedabout the release of
The Speed Training Report is by joiningour announcement list...
you can see the details just below...

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Are you on The List?

We're just a couple weeks away from the launch of The Speed Training Report, our monthly Newsletter on the most important elements of athletic development.

I just looked over the first issue and I have to say, just calling this a 'Newsletter' doesn't really do it justice.

We'll be bringing you the type of content you expect from Athletes' Acceleration plus a ton of incredibly innovative training information from the top coaches in the world of sports performance.

So stay tuned for more information on that.

Anyway, a few weeks back I sent a link to a survey that really helped us refine the information that YOU want to hear more about.

If you haven't given us your specific thoughts on that survey yet, I hope that you'll take just a few minutes and do that now.

This is also the best way to get on the 'Early Bird' list so you can be the first to get the latest updates on the impending release of The Speed Training Report.

Here is the link:

Speed Report Survey

But the primary reason I'm emailing you today is to let you know that we've made some updates to our Complete Speed Training home page.

We added a bunch of new content that you can add to your database of knowledge and bring to your training, athletes and programs.

So be sure to check out all that new information right now by clicking here:

Complete Speed Training


In speed,

Latif Thomas