How to sprint properly?

Ok, thanks for the information but I have a kind of dumb question. Is the forefoot part of your foot in the middle between the heel and the balls of your feet? Another thing, I have been doing squats for explosive power, just because that's something I need to work with and it works your hams too from what my coach said. I have also been doing leg extensions and curls until my legs are burning really bad. Another thing, from what I've read, there are like three phases of sprinting. It said that your acceleration phase should be around 10 meters. I tried lengthening my acceleration phase and then went into lift and then just a full out sprint where my back is veritical and erect and I'm just "floating" over the ground. Well I felt like I was moving faster and smoother. Another thing, when I lift I work more on power. Like when I'm in the "push" part like in squats when I'm coming up, I push really hard so that I can almost jump up off the ground. Well, would that help for sprinting? I do pretty much the same thing on extensions and curls, like I push/pull as hard as I can and then I let it down gently. Would that help for my pull/push when I'm sprinting in my strides?

James

Like I said earlier, you should be actually running more. You can lift weights all you want, and when you go out to sprint you'll feel terrible. Similarly, if you are puny but practice the sprinting a lot, you aren't going to likely be as good as someone is more balanced. But it sounds like you're doing 99% weightlifting and 1% sprinting. Go out on the track and start working on your form with the track coach.

Yeah, "practice makes perfect." I know I'm probably becoming really annoying with all these questions but I have another lol. Am I supposed to lower my center of gravity? Like sink my butt down lower?

James

Where do you get this stuff? Go out, lower your ass when you run, and tell how that feels/looks. I would suggest doing it only when no one else is watching you.

More like one hundred questions. Not for one moment do I consider any of them dumb, but as I said before talk to your COACH/COACHES. they have the advantage of setting your program, specific to your needs according to what you wish to accomplish. They can watch, access and modify (if need be) your sprint and weight/resistance technique. What is your prioity? Is it football, sprinting or weight training? If it's all three you have a pretty tall order for a 15 year old, not forgeting family, school and social commitments. But it can be done. This is why you must talk to YOUR COACH. If football is the prioity, the football coach is the first bloke to talk to, if he sees that you need speed development or strength developement he can direct you accordingly. Your training YEAR should be periodised. I don't want to duck your questions, however, how about keeping them to one at a time. In the mean time the best advice you can get is from YOUR COACH.

Ok, I think I know who I can talk to. I'll talk to my head football coach about it. Ask him all my questions, let him go through it all lol. Thanks for everything everyone! I really appreciate it!

James