We would like to thank everyone for supporting the Cheetars programme. This has now come to an end, however we have passes all the information and project onto South West Athletics Academy who have a proven record of specialising in performance sprint training and have worked previously with a range of rugby players to improve their sprint techniques, conditioning, times and co-ordination.


Please follow the link below to their website for activities planned from the end of June 2012 onwards
www.sw-athletics-academy.co.uk

You can also call or email Sonya Ellis the Head Coach on 07745 616852
email swathleticsacademy@hotmail.co.uk

Co-ordination - The ability to move with balance and skill

Hypertrophy - An increase in muscle size

Evasion - The skill required to aviod an opponent

Efficiency - Increased performance through controlled movements

Tempo - The pace that an athlete maintains

Acceleration - The act of moving quickly from a standing or jogging start

Reaction - The speed that the body can respond to messages from the      brain

There is a crucial training period between the ages of 10 and 14 when young athletes should be developing their basic motor skills along with power, stamina and muscular endurance.  These qualities combine to increase a young athletes’ potential for speed.
If this period of development in a young athletes’ career is lost then they may never reach their full sporting potential.

The Cheetar™ Sprint Programme combines the knowledge and coaching experiences of experts so that young athletes can be coached to move and react with balance and power in their chosen sport.

In simple terms the following table illustrates the importance of speed trainability from a young age.
It is not a coincidence - The Olympic 100 metre champions are getting younger!

Athlete	Olympic Games	Age
Usain Bolt	2008 Beijing, China	21
Justin Gatlin	2004 Athens, Greece	22
Maurice Green	2000 Sydney, Australia	26
Donovan Bailey	1996 Atlanta, United States	28
Lynford Christie	1992 Barcelona, Spain	32