In ultimate, people like to say, "You can't teach tall." Lots of players also believe you can't teach speed.
This book is out to dispel that myth. Speed is a skill. You CAN learn to run faster. And to run faster means more scores, more Ds, and more glory on the field.
Dunte Hector of ATX Speed has coached over 100 ultimate players around the world to run faster, jump higher, and minimize common injuries since 2015.
His dozens of pages of data show:
- players have improved their top speed by MORE than 10%
- players have missed fewer practices because of his warmup & rehab protocols
Praise for Fast Kids Don't Train Slow
"It's awesome to read a book that's useful and not just a long missive about how ultimate shaped some guy's life." - Simon
"While the concepts can apply broadly, I appreciate knowing that what's in the book is written with the ultimate athlete in mind first and foremost." - Sarah
If you want to experience ATX Speed's proven training methods -- if you want to run faster and be one of the all-star players on your team -- then buy Fast Kids Don't Train Slow.
You can become one of the fast kids.
You can have the glory of blowing off your defender and being wide open for easy catches.
You can earn the respect due to players who come from behind to knock down discs.
You can condition with precision to arrive at your biggest tournaments in great shape AND healthy.
You may have to give up traditional ideas about training for ultimate to reap the rewards.
- Is it really possible to become faster?
- How does lifting weights improve your game?
- Are track workouts helping you as a player?
This is the first book for ultimate which answers all of those questions and more. Fast Kids Don't Train Slow gives you all the tools you need to make a statement next season.
This book lays out exactly why the fastest players on your team rarely seem to work the hardest.
It explains how running fast really happens inside the body.
It exposes the most common mistakes ultimate players make in their training which result in burnout, poor performance, and -- at worst -- devastating injury.
And every word is backed by data, research, and the experience of athletes who have trained with Coach Dunte.
What ultimate players say about training at ATX SPEED
"Beach Nationals was the best I've ever felt and played on sand. I had many compliments on how well I played and ... on my speed and cutting." - Chris
"I'm faster and have way more endurance than I ever did before. I'm keeping up with and beating people that used to smoke me. People I've played for a while have been impressed with how much faster I am." - Kevin
"I think the long warmups and recovery work during the season are doing a lot to keep me healthy. After a recent tournament, some teammates said, 'I haven't seen you play like that before!' " - Kyle
"Coach Dunte taught me proper sprinting form, helping me get open on my defenders and stay with my person on defense. He has also helped me understand that training for ultimate isn't about feeling terrible after workouts, but rather focusing on correct form, doing reps at 100%, and listening to my body." - Rebecca
"During tryout season all the captains and people running tryouts said I looked way quicker and more explosive than last season." - Tom
Do you want the same success? Do you want teammates to be surprised by your new speed and endurance next season?
Buy Fast Kids Don't Train Slow.
Follow the training programs.
You'll be glad you did.
Your match-ups will wish they had beat you to it.
Dunte Hector is the owner and head coach at ATX Speed and Strength in Austin, TX. Since 2012, he has served adults playing competitive sports. Dunte helps athletes stay in the game longer. If you feel that your schedule, age, or inexperience with training are holding you back from excelling on the field, ATX Speed builds programs to help you break through. Dunte serves the adult amateur athlete because he is one himself. He was a high school hurdler in athletics and defensive end in American football. In college he was an outside center in rugby union, then an endurance athlete in several domains. After several years, full-time jobs, and children (!), Dunte now competes in athletics again as a Master's decathlete. His training programs are based on personal experience and thousands of data points he has gathered from hundreds of athletes around the world. Dunte Hector writes about what works. He prescribes training that is tailor-made for adults with big sporting ambitions and real commitments. His Speed & Strength newsletters, articles on ATX Speed and other online publications, and books are all focused on one thing: Keeping you in the game.
