For those that have players with great 60yd times of say 6.7 and below, I am curious what kind of work was involved if any. You always hear the saying that you cant teach speed, but I wonder how true is that? My experience from the players I have been around and coached, it seems like the athletic players end up with 7.0 60yd times by their senior year in HS, without a lot of effort. Does that hold true with the really fast guys of say 6.7 or 6.5? Are those guys hitting these numbers purely on god given athleticism or are they really having to work their tails off in the weight room, etc?? Where I am going with this, is, how realistic is it to be able get from being a 7.0 runner down to say a 6.7 or 6.5, assuming they are athletic? Can you attain those kinds of numbers through training, or are those generally god gifted and either you have it or you dont?
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