40-Yard Dash
I Ran the 40-Yard Dash at the NFL Combine and Sucked at It
It’s Wednesday, and I’m standing in the middle of Lucas Oil Field, the cathedral-esque home of the Indianapolis Colts. In the coming days, hundreds of pro football prospects will descend [...]
Mythcrusher: Does a Fast 40-Yard Dash Predict NFL Success?
The 40-Yard Dash is widely considered the most important drill at the NFL Combine. Many believe that running a blazing-fast 40 makes an athlete more likely to be selected early [...]
Improve Your Football 40 Time During the Season
Football season is nearing playoff time and it has been a long season full of wear and tear. However, in this day and age there is no offseason and...
8 Positions to Lower Your 40-Yard-Dash Time
8 Positions To Help You Get That 4.2 Forty Yard Dash If you are talking American football, the 40 yard dash will certainly come up. Some around the game...
3 Simple Tips to Improve Your 40-Yard Dash
3 Tips to Improve Your 40 From working nearly 100 football camps across the country, I commonly see athletes who seem uneducated on how to run the 40....
How to Sprint Faster and Lower Your 40 With 3 Speed Drills
A number of speed drills can be used to help you with your 40. The 40 is a test that is used in many sports. It tests you ability to start explosively,...
Michael Johnson’s Guide to a Faster 40
The 40-Yard Dash is the ultimate measure of explosive speed—which is why many football coaches put such a high value on it when scouting players. But you could be one [...]
Football Speed Drills to Improve Your 40-Yard Dash
The football combine circuit is quickly approaching and the 40 Yard Dash is football coaches and scouts preferred method of testing an athletes' speed....
Why NFL Draft Prospects Are Running Faster Than Ever
Marquise Goodwin looks calm. He stares straight ahead at the white line in front of him. His chest and shoulders raise and lower as he takes slow, controlled breaths. He [...]
40-Yard Dash Form Tips From the Pros
"Speed is a skill. It can be taught like any other skill,” writes Loren Seagrave in his paper Systematic Approach to Teaching and Training the 40-Yard Dash. Seagrave would know. [...]