NFL Return-to-Play & Speed Development: Tendons, Isometrics, and Heavy Resistance with Kyle Sammons

Описание: Returning athletes to play after soft tissue injuries requires more than simply restoring strength or sprint speed. The real challenge is rebuilding the athlete’s ability to tolerate high horizontal forces during acceleration, deceleration, and change of direction

In this presentation, Arizona Cardinals Head Strength Coach Kyle Sammons explains how heavy resisted sprinting, isometrics, and controlled sprint progressions can be used to rebuild tissue capacity and movement mechanics during rehabilitation

This video highlights part of the presentation, focusing on how resisted sprinting and motorized resistance can safely expose athletes to high force demands while keeping velocities controlled during early return-to-play phases

Topics covered include:
-Using heavy resisted sprinting for hamstring rehabilitation
-Why slowing athletes down can improve motor learning and mechanics
-Integrating linear, lateral, and backward resisted movement in rehab
-How isometric training supports connective tissue recovery
-Managing high frequency, low volume return-to-play training
-Monitoring progress through sprint metrics and force production

Sammons also shares real case studies from NFL athletes recovering from hamstring injuries and explains how resisted sprint training can help athletes regain confidence and rebuild acceleration capacity

If you work with athletes in speed development, rehabilitation, or return-to-play environments, this presentation provides practical insight into how practitioners are bridging the gap between rehab and high-speed performance

Link to the full live demo:    • Lateral Speed and Deceleration Training wi...  

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