What’s the difference between an NFL draft pick and a 10-year old?  Well, when it comes to learning how to run faster, get quicker and become more agile, not much at all.

Athletes of all ages have flawed running mechanics, regardless of their skill level.  With that in mind, Lightning Fast president Duane Carlisle has decided to do something about it.

Carlisle’s second video, “Fast-Track For Boy and Girl Athletes with Duane Carlisle”, which is available at both LF training centers in Downingtown, PA and Cherry Hill, NJ and also online, addresses the tremendous need for an instructional speed video geared toward youths.

“I’ve had the opportunity to conduct about 1,000 speed clinics and I always get the same questions,” said Carlisle, who found success with his first video “Train Smart” in 1996. “I truly believe that parents want to know how to help their children improve their athletic performance and why doing certain things will help them improve their athletic performance.

“I created the video as an educational tool for parents and coaches to work with children,” he added. “I focused on youths because I’ve prepared over forty guys for the NFL Draft and I found that what I’m teaching to elite-level athletes is what I’m teaching to youths. A lot of the elite-level athletes will say, ‘I wish I started doing this earlier’, so a light bulb went off.”

Carlisle feels that by reaching athletes at a younger age and helping them begin to maximize their speed, quickness and agility, the athlete will benefit in the long run.

“The window of opportunity is there working with youths, because it gives them a better chance of reaching higher levels of athletic performance,” Carlisle said. “The better the habits that are established early on, the less they have to unlearn at they become a mature athlete.”

“Fast Track” is not like any other video on the market.  Carlisle, who serves as the Speed Consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles, is the first person in the athletic-performance industry to focus on younger athletes.

“My approach was different than from my first video,” he said. “This video was made more interactive. It shows me in more of a hands-on manner and I think that creates a better learning environment for the viewers. We have young athletes demonstrating the drills in the video, which will make an impression on young athletes watching.”