Wide Receiver Training with Ronald Lelko: Part 1
Linear vs. Agility
In a recent interview I was asked, “what is important for a Wide Receiver, straight linear speed or agility?” Many players and coaches are stuck on forty times (linear speed) and feel this is the most important factor to being good wide receiver. Unfortunately, this is not the case. If you take a look at the game of football it is not played in lanes, rather it is played with players accelerating, decelerating, and changing direction (agility) as fast as possible. With that being stated, is vital that wide receivers work on their agility, their ability to accelerate and decelerate coming in and out of their break points.
