Our values drive everything we do.
We have a collaborative spirit.
We get results and continuously improve.
We are positive, engaging and supportive.
One of America’s elite speed performance coaches, Les Spellman, believes speed is a skill — and that all athletes and coaches should have access to the tools to train smarter and play faster.
He and his partners launched the Universal Speed Rating in January 2022 to democratize speed performance training worldwide. Since then, coaches from across the country have joined forces to build a community focused on collaboration, analytics, and education through the USR.
"The doctor entered the room and told me 'you'll probably never run again.' I was 17 and had just been in a terrible car accident. At that point, I made the decision to commit myself to discovering how to run.I eventually walked on to run track at Temple University and ended up receiving a scholarship. After realizing my love for speed training, I decided to be a coach and start teaching speed as a skill."
The USR team is a collection of minds from coaching, technology, data, and media, all working together to make speed training smarter, more accessible, and backed by real performance analytics.
We’re not just building a product, we’re building a movement that empowers athletes and coaches around the world.
