The Movement System Podcast 5 Levels of Gym Tech Making Athletes Faster with Brett Morse
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Nov 19, 2025 Brett Morse, a speed and strength coach specializing in sprint training and performance technology, returns to discuss innovative gym tech. He elaborates on video analysis, emphasizing its role in refining technique and coaching youth athletes. The conversation shifts to ground contact metrics and velocity-based training, highlighting how immediate data enhances athlete motivation and performance. Brett also explores the use of timing gates for sprint testing and smart resistance tools, while advocating for creative training methods like hills and sleds.
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Negative Step Signals Horizontal Projection
- Effective sprint projection often shows the first contact at or behind the hips (negative step) indicating horizontal force.
- Changing this contact takes time and motor learning, so expect technique to feel awkward before it becomes automatic.
Prioritize Fundamentals For Younger Athletes
- For youth and team athletes, emphasize basics: decent ground contact, quicker turnover, and neutral spinal posture rather than complex cues.
- Avoid overemphasizing upright pushing out of the blocks; keep posture lower and build fundamentals first.
Measure Ground Contact And RSI To Guide Training
- Use portable jump/GCT devices (e.g., OVR Jump) to measure ground contact, RSI, and jump differences to identify reactive vs. volitional strengths.
- Let the data guide whether to emphasize elasticity or max-force development in training.