Written work and study reviews covering sprint mechanics, transfer, motor learning, and the long arc of athletic development — all from the perspective of a working coach, not an academic.
Long-form pieces from SimpliFaster, Just Fly Sports, CVASPS, UAC, and elitefts — on the ideas that shape how DC Sports Training actually coaches.
A look at how focused, repeated striking drills create durable motor pathways that transfer across skill sets.
Read MoreConversation with Joel Smith on sprint mechanics, training dose, and the often-overlooked middle ground between volume and intensity.
Read MoreRoundtable discussion with Jake Jensen on periodisation principles pulled from Soviet sport science and how they apply today.
Read MoreJeff joins Matt Thome and Ryan Bracius to discuss what comes after a 1×20 block — programming the next phase without losing the gains.
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A reader Q&A on strength training dose, transfer to sport, and how to program strength work without sacrificing speed.
Read MoreA straight-talking piece on why context and real results — not theory or buzzwords — should be the first question every coach answers before debating biomechanics, motor control, or motor learning.
Read MoreWhy "many roads lead to Rome" doesn't mean they're all efficient or safe — the case for treating training as poison with a dose, and why a plastic nervous system isn't the same as a sensitive one.
Read MoreWhy loading a 17-year-old with overspeed and french contrast may not be the right move — and what to do instead across the long arc of development.
Read MoreA practical checklist for when training stalls — over-volumization, recovery from the last session, outside stressors, rotating movements, and rotating methods. Coach through them in order before changing the whole plan.
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Training Q&As and educational pieces published on elitefts — covering strength programming, transfer, and the practical side of long-term athletic development.
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Review of Jeff's Chapter 5 in The Manual Vol. 3 — key sprinting biomechanics, why the science is finite, and how new tech is reshaping how we see speed.
Read MoreThe five bodies of work that most directly shape our coaching — translated out of academic jargon into plain English, with the practical takeaway for each.
Dr. Michael Yessis
Yessis's body of work on biomechanics, specialized exercise selection, and the muscle-tendon complex forms the foundation of Jeff's approach to athlete assessment.
Distinguishes between general and specialized work, and why the order you introduce them in changes whether the work transfers.
Dr. Bondarchuk
Bondarchuk's framework for how exercises actually transfer to sport performance, and why high-intensity loading early narrows the adaptability of the nervous system.
The single biggest influence on Jeff's "train as much as necessary, not as much as possible" philosophy.
Dr. Natalia Verkhoshansky
Verkhoshansky's work distinguishing nervous-system plasticity (the ability to adapt to many stimuli) from sensitivity (how little it takes to overload the system).
Underpins Jeff's dosing approach — why he pulls load off youth athletes who look "tough" but aren't adapting.
Hank Kraaijenhof
Kraaijenhof's case for treating speed development as a craft that requires individualization, not just averaged science — and for seeing training as poison with a dose.
The reasoning behind Jeff's "trouble-shooting" framework — what to remove first before adding anything new.
Davids, Button, Bennett
A theoretical frame for understanding motor learning as an interaction between the athlete, the environment, and the task — and why coaches should manipulate constraints, not prescribe movement patterns.
Why Jeff writes about "seeing faster to move faster" — perception is the first constraint, not the last one.
Every article and study review on this page ultimately ends up as a decision a coach makes with an athlete in the room. Book a free assessment to see what it looks like in practice.
