Perhaps it was the air, or perhaps the water, or even the fact that high school league, district, regional and state meets are fast approaching, but a dozen superb high school athletes set 6 American records during the last week of April. It is noteworthy that 3 of the new records occurred in the oft-neglected [...]
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Finland’s first great distance runner was Paavo Nurmi, who would burst onto the world scene in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics held in Belgium’s northern port city on the Scheldt River. Nurmi, then 23, took home 3 Gold Medals after winning the 10,000-meter run, the 8,000-meter cross-country event, and as a member of Finland’s 8,000-meter cross-country [...]
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Okay, so it’s not really a secret… The only real secret to success in the throws is repetition. The sooner the athlete gets a high volume of quality repetitions, the sooner the athlete can begin fine tuning technique. Remember it is easier to learn big movements than smaller more intricate movements. So let the athlete [...]
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If you are an athlete in track and field and you have decided that you wish to master the 800 m run, then you are soon going to find out that this athletic competition is more about your tolerance to pain and your ability to withstand that pain better than your opponent, than it is [...]
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In the sport of track and field, and specifically in the throws, we need to acknowledge the fact that the chances that athletes we coach will go on to a professional career in track and field are infinitesimally small. In order for our sport to continue I think it is important for us to realize [...]
The following four bits of advice can turn an average or poor track meet into a great experience. 1. Practice: Track and field meets should not be the place for an athlete to work on their weekly problems. The athlete should have rehearsed and practice enough throughout the week and season, to build the confidence [...]
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In my first article ” Coaching The Younger Jumper” I stressed that the younger, less experienced jumper should be with a more experienced coach. I concluded by saying that newly qualified UKA Level 2 long jump jumps coaches should have compulsory on-going support and as part of their coaching contract with UKA, they should have [...]
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What qualities make up a good thrower? There are several qualities that make up a good thrower, those being; speed, strength, aggression, grace, coordination, hard work and dedication. The last one being one of the more important ones, as being a good thrower, one must have the self-drive and determination to ask questions, as well [...]
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In my eyes, few track and field events are more exciting and interesting than the long jump. The powerful sprint down the runway, the graceful leap as the jumper seems to float through the air, the sudden landing with an explosion of sand – the long jump is truly amazing. But then I’m biased! 1: [...]
Parkview High School got wins from Ethan Kasson, Julian Vann, Taron Squires, Davin Nash and Sean Stephenson and rode a bunch of depth in other events to dominate the competition and win the 2009 Georgia State Boys 5A Track Championship. Kasson won the 400, Vann the triple jump and Parkview took the 4 x 400 [...]
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