The Three Pillars
UK SPD stands for the three pillars every athlete is built on.
Pillar 1 · Speed
Speed is a gifted and talented skill, and it can be coached. Acceleration, max velocity work and change of direction, measured in m/s and km/h on every run.
Pillar 2 · Performance
Power and strength built on evidence. Velocity based training, force plates and live feedback turn every rep into facts you can act on.
Pillar 3 · Development
Movement IQ for the long term. Athletes learn to understand, speak, write and execute the language of movement, building a growth mindset and unrivalled self-confidence backed by hard work and factual stats.
UK Speed, Performance & Development Centre
Our expert-led training programmes are designed to improve speed mechanics and metrics, athletic performance and development. We focus on Movement IQ and skill development, mechanics efficiency, and working to key performance indicators, leveraging elite technologies in our world-class speed and performance development centre to elevate y
Our expert-led training programmes are designed to improve speed mechanics and metrics, athletic performance and development. We focus on Movement IQ and skill development, mechanics efficiency, and working to key performance indicators, leveraging elite technologies in our world-class speed and performance development centre to elevate you or your team's success. With every rep, mechanics create metrics.
Find Your Age Group
Programmes run as age groups, not squads, so every athlete trains at their stage of development.
Foundation Speed · Ages 6 to 12
Fun first. Coordination, sprint mechanics and confidence built through games and challenges. Mechanics before metrics from day one.
Speed Development Age Groups · 13 Plus
Structured blocks of speed, power and strength. Every session measured, every athlete progressed on facts, not feelings.
Breakthrough To The Pro's
The elite pathway for athletes targeting professional and representative sport. Individual planning, elite technology and honest numbers.
Adults, Masters and Disability Athletes
Coaching adapted to you, from returning runners to 60 plus. Every athlete welcome, every programme personal.
Inside The Centre
Six acceleration lanes sit at the heart of the centre: a three-lane 1080 Motion resisted and assisted speed zone, and a three-lane Run Rocket acceleration and power zone. Around them, the technology to measure and build every part of an athlete.
Measure
Comprehensive VALD suite with force plates, NordBord, DynaMo and timing gates, plus Freelap timing and Optojump and Optogait analysis.
Train
Full GymAware velocity suite for velocity based training. Keiser elite technology including the Air Runner, Squat Pro A400 and Multi-Trainer. Woodway Curve treadmills, a suite of six Wattbikes, and competition bars including the Rogue Pyrros (IWF approved) and the Ohio Power Bar (IPF approved).
See It Live
Ten 65 inch interactive displays show every lift, acceleration and power output live, with power expressed in W/kg and N/kg.
Recovery & Support
Rebuild: The AlterG Anti-Gravity treadmill supports return to running and load-managed speed work.
Anywhere: The Elite Online Performance Hub keeps your programme with you between sessions.
The Regeneration Suite
Recovery is trained here too. When both performance and health markers are cared for, elite outcomes are realised.
Compression Therapy
Youth-specific and adult Normatec compression for legs, hips and back, and shoulders and arms.
EMS, TENS & Manual Recovery
Compex SP 8.0 EMS and TENS, Hyperice balls and rollers, neck massagers and back stretchers.
On-Site Coffee Shop
An on-site coffee shop for athletes and parents.
Physiotherapy at UK SPD
Hands-on physiotherapy, 50 minutes, £65, with complimentary extended regeneration of 30 to 60 minutes when requested at the time of booking. Add Shockwave Therapy, AlterG or Gait Analysis for £20 each at the time of booking; standard rates apply on the day. The Ultimate Recovery bundle, physiotherapy plus any two add-ons, is £99. A 48-hour cancellation policy applies.
Physiotherapy Session – £65
50 minutes hands-on, with complimentary extended regeneration of 30 to 60 minutes when requested at booking.
Add-Ons – £20 Each
Shockwave Therapy, AlterG or Gait Analysis, added at the time of booking; standard rates apply on the day.
Ultimate Recovery Bundle – £99
Physiotherapy plus any two add-ons. A 48-hour cancellation policy applies.
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