What is SPEED, AGILITY and QUICKNESS TRAINING?
SAQ Training improves an athlete’s overall strength, balance, stability, coordination, quickness, and speed.
At the core of SAQ Training is a series of drills and specific exercises that develop the body’s core muscle groups and the neuro-muscular pathways that control athletic movement.
Does SAQ Training Work?
ABSOLUTELY! On average, students have been able to shave 10% off their shuttle run time and have increased their vertical leap (a measure of explosive power) by 12%. Speed, agility, and quickness can be taught and enhanced through practice and hard work.
National Fitness Center’s Sports Explosive Performance Program is where average athletes become good athletes; good athletes become great athletes; and great athletes become legends! NFC uses a SAQ (Speed, Agility, and Quickness) training program that is designed to improve your explosive speed, quickness, strength, power, and vertical jump.
SAQ training is beneficial to athletes of any sport as its purpose is to enhance a player’s natural athleticism. A common misconception is that an athlete is born with a certain speed and strength ceiling outside of his or her control. SAQ training sessions will increase a player’s performance by focusing on fast-twitch muscle development, power first step, hand-eye coordination, and flexibility.
With National Fitness Center’s Sports Explosive Performance Program, you will improve your stamina, balance, stability, acceleration, speed, coordination, core body strength, footwork, decrease the risk of injury, and much more!
With our program, you can improve many elements of your game including:
- Speed
- Quickness
- Vertical Jump
- Strength
- Core Stabilization
- Overall Athletic Ability•Agility
- First Step
- Acceleration
- Power
- Joint Stabilization
- Confidence
We Offer Programs For All Ages
7-10 boys & girls
11-14 boys & girls
15-18 boys & girls
*Group Sessions available Monday – Friday
from 4pm to 7pm. Saturday from 10am to 11am.
For more information contact us at
865-268-0012
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Private Training
Want more individualized attention?
We can provide private lessons customized for your particular sport and position, focusing on your specific needs.
Individual Sports Benefits:
Football
- Develop more explosive acceleration
- Develop better footwork mechanics
- Learn proper deceleration to prevent ACL injuries
- Increase vertical leap ability to make the big catch
- Increase strength for overall performance
Baseball and Softball
- Increase acceleration speed for improved base running
- Develop core strength for more explosive bat speed
- Learn proper deceleration to prevent ACL injuries
- Learn technique for breaking on ground and fly balls
- Increase game performance with baseball specific agility
Soccer
- Develop linear speed to get past the defenders
- Increase Agility and better footwork mechanics
- Develop explosive & powerful kicks
- Learn proper deceleration to prevent ACL injuries
- Increase footspeed & ball handling skills
Volley Ball
- Increase vertical leap for rebounding, blocking & shooting
- Develop better agility and quickness for better blocking
- Develop stronger cores to improve overall strength
- Develop explosive & powerful serves
- Increase game performance agility and quickness drills
Basketball
- Increase vertical leap for rebounding, blocking & shooting
- Develop better agility and quickness for better defense
- Develop stronger cores to improve overall strength
- Learn proper deceleration to prevent ACL injuries
- Increase game performance agility and quickness drills
