Do you watch Fargo? I'm not talking about the movie, which was pretty good, but instead I'm referring to the TV show. We're just getting into it and it's awesome. But a word of warning to those with small children or that are squeamish...there's some killing and bloodshed. In fact the only thing that probably kills more than Billy Bob Thornton's character is speed. [caption id="attachment_5317" align="aligncenter" width="206"] Only speed kills more than Billy Bob Thornton's character on Fargo. That's the truth. In sports, speed kills. And for team sport athletes there are a number of things we can do to improve our speed. One thing I really like to incorporate into training to help with speed is to run some hills. Why Run Hills? Hills can be a great tool to help us get faster because it encourages proper foot contact. Imagine bounding up a fill as though jumping from one foot to the next. This doesn't really work we if land on the heel and try roll through the foot. If we used a heel-toe roll strategy we would lose all the momentum generated by bounding from one leg to the next. And we would slow right down. https://youtu.be/p2bYUE2roX4 The other great thing about running hills is the increased need for the arm action. The arms will help with propulsion and balance. Sometimes we'll see athletes start to move but not using their arms initially. In this case they are not as fast or explosive as they could be. Due to the inclination of the hill the arms become more of a necessity to assist with propulsion and to help us maintain balance as we jump from foot to foot. This can become more apparent when running downhill. Larger arm swings from the shoulder will help keep the arms...