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Helping Players 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁!⚡️
𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 • 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 • 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲
𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩

I’m Dean Adams – former international sprinter, two-time Irish Senior 60m Champion and founder of Speed Solutions®. Following two decades in athletics representing both Northern Ireland and Ireland, and over 12 years coaching speed, I now help athletes across football, rugby, GAA, hockey, athletics and more improve acceleration, top speed and overall athletic performance.

𝟭:𝟭 • 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 • 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 • 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴⚡

04/06/2026

⚡️ What does Joel Cooper think of our app: Speed HQ®?

Most players know speed matters.

The challenge is knowing what to do, when to do it, and how to progress.

That’s exactly why Speed HQ was created.

Inside the app you’ll find:

✅ Structured speed programmes
✅ Video demonstrations
✅ Coaching cues
✅ Drill progressions
✅ Sessions you can follow anywhere

Whether you’re preparing for pre-season, looking for an edge during the season, or simply want to become a faster player, Speed HQ provides the structure and guidance to help you train with purpose.

👀 Watch the video to hear Joel’s thoughts.

📩 DM “Speed HQ” and I’ll send you a link for 15% off your first year.

29/05/2026

💥 BREAK THROUGH 💥

Love drills like this because they create REAL intent 👏

One player attacks the gaps and tries to break through.

The other shuts space down and tries to stop the escape.

This develops:

⚡️ Acceleration
↔️ Change of direction
🛑 Deceleration
👀 Decision-making under pressure
🔥 Competitive intensity

But just as importantly…

It’s FUN.

Players often move faster and with greater intent when there’s something to chase, avoid or win – and that competitive environment helps bring out higher intensity naturally.

You compete how you train 🚀

28/05/2026

⚡️ Hard work + great attitude today 👏🏼

Big well done to Poppy, a young footballer who came down for a 1-to-1 session today.

Only 10 years old but already showing brilliant intent, focus and a real desire to improve ⚽️💥

Speed development takes time, consistency and effort – and she definitely brought the effort today 👌🏼

Keep building 🚀

26/05/2026

Should speed training be done at the start or end of a session? ⚡️

This is a great question and something every player and coach should consider.

If sprint training is left until after football practice, players are usually already fatigued.

That matters.

When you’re tired, you’re unlikely to sprint at your highest speeds. Mechanics can shorten, force production drops, and the quality needed to improve speed becomes harder to achieve.

If the goal is to raise your ceiling for speed, then sprinting fresh is important.

My recommendation is usually:

✅ Warm up properly
✅ Perform sprint work while fresh
✅ Then move into the football or sport-specific part of the session

Speed training is a high-quality output activity.

You can’t expect top-end speed when the body is already exhausted.

Sprint fresh if you want to improve your speed ceiling.

11/05/2026

Intent is everything.

How you train is how you compete.

Attack every rep 👊🏼⚡️

09/05/2026

2025 NI Footballer of the Year 🏆 vs Former Irish Sprint Champion 👀

Back in 2025, Joel Cooper joined me for a full speed session.

Before we got into the coaching, drills and technique work…
we tested ourselves over 20m ⚡️

Joel runs a fast time.

But one thing stood out straight away:

👉🏼 Even at his level, there’s still room to become faster.

That’s one of the biggest misconceptions around speed in football.

Most players think:
“You either have it or you don’t.”

👉🏼 That’s not completely true.

With the right structure, consistency and coaching — speed CAN improve.

📹 Watch the clip to see who came out on top over 20m 👀

📲 Full session breakdown available on our app, Speed HQ® (Link in bio)

08/05/2026

My athletics journey started from simply loving to race.

That eventually led to national titles, personal bests, setbacks, comebacks, and achieving a long-term goal of competing at the European Indoor Championships.

A lot changed over the years, but one thing became clear:
speed is trainable — if you’re willing to put the work in consistently and with purpose.

Today, I use everything athletics taught me to help team sport athletes get faster, move better, and bridge the gap between wanting speed and knowing how to develop it.

⚡ If you want to improve your speed — get in touch.

07/05/2026

Most players get this wrong 👀

Speed training isn’t about being exhausted.

If you don’t recover properly between sprints…
you won’t hit the speeds you’re actually capable of.

⚡️ When it comes to speed training:
quality beats quantity.

Train fast.
Recover properly.
Then go again.

📲 Speed HQ® – structured speed sessions, coaching cues & video demos in one place - Link in bio.

06/05/2026

Growing up, most players hear the same thing:

“He’s fast.”
“He’s slow.”

And that’s it.

Very few talk about HOW to actually improve speed.

𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗖’𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁:

⚡ The stigma around speed training
⚡ Why footballers rarely train speed properly
⚡ And why players can improve more than they think

This conversation is one every player needs to hear.

22/10/2025

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Eden Community Centre Pitches
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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 1pm

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