Can you train for speed?

This won’t answer your question, but if he wants to play D1, doing so as a 2-way will be difficult, at best.  At some point he may want to make a choice so he can focus on developing his skills necessary to get to the next level.

That may be improving his 60 time for a position player, or his velocity on the mound.  Not sure how much you can improve a 7.65-7.80, and his velocity is very good for a 2022.  Maybe those stats are telling you where to go...

A player can train to improve speed. But I’ve never seen anyone go from slow to fast. My son trained at Velocity (national chain) specifically targeting running the sixty. It got him from 6.8 to 6.6. They worked on his off the mark and running form.

I did question if it was their training or just improved coordination and filling out after growing from 5’4” 120 to 5’11” 135 to 6’ 160 from point A to one year to two years. He did the training after growing to 5’11” 135.  

I saw kids train from 7.8 to 7.2. But they were 200+ pound kids who could mash. Unless a kid is a masher he better get under 7.0

When I operated the Area Code games, during one of our tryouts at Fresno State I invited a Track Coach to "work" with the tryout players. The Scouts timed the players at 9 am in the 60 yard, then after 40 minutes of instruction, we timed again. There was a 5% improvement for the majority of players. Find a track coach and "listen and learn"! Ask questions.

Bob

Yes, you can train for speed (which is sort of a strange question since you say he already is  ).  But you can only attain what is possible with the athlete's given genetics.  You say he is a 2022.  How close to physical maturation is he?  For most that age, there is still quite a bit of growth and change to come.  You can't rush that.  Some mature early and may be closer to the body they will be working with.  I rarely get a freshman come in with really good 60 times.  Most improve those times quite a bit through HS years.  On the other hand, you can usually see who the burners and otherwise will be that first year.  If your son still has a good deal of growth projection, he can still improve quite a bit with his speed and won't have to reach anything close to sub 7 as a big guy (just saw RJM's post - and yes, he will have to be a masher).  But he will have to keep working hard on that aspect if D1 position player remains part of the dream.  Even if the dream goal is adjusted to other levels, that work will be invaluable.

That said, almost everyone is a 2-way as a freshman in HS.  Generally, it's too early to make that decision of PO unless both highly competitive HS and travel are both pushing hard in that direction.

It took 4 years for my 2018 to reduce his public PG time of 7.43 to a 6.8 during his incoming Sr summer.  Lots of work: kid was still growing, added strength in the right places, improved hip flexibility, trained for speed (went through a lot of instructors to find someone that knew what they  were talking about). Success for your 2022 could be getting down to a 7.1 vs a 6.8.  But it can be done.

My son found this guy online and has been working his speed program:

http://owntheoffseason.com/how...mp;mc_eid=0b2aa8f122

Son really likes the program and is feeling faster. His goal is 6.5.  He's got the work ethic and environment to train.  We shall see.

I believe that speed training is mostly about cleaning up technique which will help a person run more efficiently and ultimately, faster.

You can also work on and develop more explosion, which should help with your starts. 

As strength increases, that should also help your turnover (kicking into the final gear) and maintain top speed for a longer period. 

What position does he play?

6'0 160 would tell me he's naturally skinny with not a ton of muscle tone. I would be focused on filling out/lifting 4-5x a week more than training for the 60 right now. 

It can be done.  My son was always among the faster kids, but in the last two years has gone from about a 7.0 to a 6.6, (while gaining 40 lbs).  He has worked some with a trainer, but mostly on his own.  Lots of lifting (squats, lunges, reverse lunges), lots of form running, and hours of sprinting up and down a hill.