Course Instructor

Brian Lawler, MS, PT, OCS, ATC, CSCS, PES is co-owner of Asheville Physical Therapy in Asheville, NC. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Duke University in 1993 and is board certified in orthopedics. He also has a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a concentration in performance enhancement and injury prevention from California University of Pennsylvania. He is a certified athletic trainer with NATA, a certified strength and conditioning specialist with NSCA, and a performance enhancement specialist with NASM. Brian’s passion is helping patients and athletes to achieve their goals and to achieve their dreams. He has a special interest in working with female athletes as they often have received inadequate training and make remarkable improvements that will profoundly impact the performance and health of the athlete. At his clinic, Brian routinely provides pre-season ACL injury prevention programs for young female athletes. He also offers other cash-based programs that address the specific needs of women.

Speed, Agility and Quickness Training

This two-day intermediate level course is intended for physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches and sports coaches. You will learn the best techniques for improving speed, agility and quickness for athletes of all ages and abilities. Many people believe that speed is something that you are just born with but speed is just like any other motor skill which can be improved with proper training. This course has been designed to assist you in identifying common mistakes in acceleration, deceleration and change of direction. Specific instructions and techniques will be provided in order to help you teach correct mechanics with the goal of achieving a more explosive first step for your athletes. After completing this course, participants will be able to help athletes develop a more explosive first step, improve their speed and improve their ability to change direction at a moments notice. Beginning and advanced training techniques will be discussed in this course. Previous experience with these concepts is not necessary prior to attending this course. There are extensive laboratory sessions throughout this course. All participants will receive a comprehensive manual that summarizes the information provided in the lectures. Research support and a list of references for the training techniques will be included. The concepts presented can be applied to both healthy athletes and athletes who are undergoing rehabilitation. You will be able to incorporate the information that is presented immediately into your training and rehabilitation programs. Participants will also learn how to create successful and profitable speed clinics and sports performance programs.

Category: Improving Speed, Agility and quickness for athletes, physical therapy continuing education course, occupational therapy continuing education course


  • Perform and design warm up drills to best prepare athletes for training and competition.
  • Teach athletes to position themselves in the best alignment so as to give them a more explosive first step.
  • Teach corrective techniques for acceleration, deceleration and change in direction and identify the most common flaws in technique.
  • Perform the most effective drills for improving speed, acceleration and change direction such as the wall drill, falling starts, get up and go, ball drops, cone drills and more!
  • Understand the science of plyometrics to be able to safely and systematically progress athletes through the various drills.
  • Teach the most effective exercises for developing speed, strength and power.
  • Choose which performance tests, such as vertical jumps, broad jump, medicine ball throw, T-test, pro shuttle agility and 10 yd. sprint to evaluate an athletes performance.
  • Properly interpret collected data to identify an athletes strength and weaknesses.
  • Train and teach the tricks to get the best performance possible in combining tests.
  • Design and market your speed, agility and quickness clinics.
  • Understand sports nutrition so that you can appropriately communicate the benefits of proper nutrition for maximum results.
  • Appropriately apply training techniques and concepts during the rehabilitation of sports injuries, including post surgical patients.


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    Speed, Agility and Quickness Training



    Start DateEnd DateLocation - **Click to Map It**TuitionHrsHotel
    Oct 23, 10Oct 24, 10Fortanasce and Associates PT and Sports Med

    Arcadia, CA

    		$399.0015.00View Hotels

    All courses are pre-approved by the state licensing boards for physical therapist and occupational therapist license renewal in the state the course is offered. For additional inquiry regarding approval in a particular state contact us


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