A.A. Stagg and the Origin of Wind Sprints
The recent Tidbit about the 1919 Army-Boston College game told the story of the origins of grass drills, and it led Jon Crowley, a paid subscriber, to ask about the origins of gassers and similar conditioning drills. I attempted to identify when and where gassers were born, but it proved rather tricky since the search for \"gassers’ brings up a slew of athletes named Gasser and a few schools with Gassers as the team nickname. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Timothy P Brown takes his Football Archaeology to a whole new level as he examines an innovation of Amos Alonzo Stagg.
A wind sprint is a short, intense burst of running at maximum speed, typically lasting between 20 and 60 meters (around 65 to 200 feet). It's a training exercise used by athletes in various sports, particularly those that require short bursts of speed like track and field runners, football players, and basketball players.
The exact origin of wind sprints is difficult to pinpoint, as running drills have been used for centuries to improve athletic performance.
