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Create a Positive Self-Talk Routine

Create a Positive Self-Talk Routine with Zack Etter – Univ. of Massachusetts

Watch as Zack Etter discusses creating a positive self-talk routine when communicating with players. He recommends sharing positive information everyday as today’s players are surrounded by negativity. Create an environment that focuses on the positive […]

Mar 5, 2025
4x400 Relay: Racing to the Tangent of the Curve

4×400 Relay: Racing to the Tangent of the Curve with Dave Pavlansky – USATF

Watch as Coach Dave Pavlansky explains that after a runner receives the baton in a 4×400 relay, they are racing to the tangent of the curve. The runner must “make a gap” bigger if in […]

Mar 4, 2025
Trust the Process
Feb 26, 2025

Trust the Process with Shelton Ervin – Summer Creek High School (TX)

Watch as Coach Shelton Ervin explains that all stakeholders in your program must trust the process. It is the role of the head coach to be the collaborative and transformational leader to make sure everyone […]

Tips for Helping Your Athletes Unwind Using Their Comfort Zone (Phones) with Kim Karr - Digital4Good

Tips for Helping Your Athletes Unwind Using Their Comfort Zone (Phones) with Kim Karr – Digital4Good

Watch as Kim Karr discusses tips that administrators and coaches can use to help athletes unwind using their comfort zone (phones). Communication and conversations about an athlete’s phone can impact their mood and stress level. […]

Feb 26, 2025
Leading others

Leading Others

By: Jamy Bechler – Athletic Director at Midway University (KY) Originally Published in: THE LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK It is not just enough to lead yourself effectively, you must also have a positive influence on others, John […]

Feb 26, 2025
Jumper's Pool Recovery with Jesse Chapman - San Diego State Univ.
Feb 12, 2025

Jumper’s Pool Recovery with Jesse Chapman

Watch as Coach Jesse Chapman explains, and jumpers demonstrate this recovery exercise. The exercise starts in the pool with the jumpers doing jumps in place, running against a wall with high knees. The jumpers get […]

400 Meter Training: Frequently Asked Questions with Chris Wineberg - Univ. of Cincinnati

400 Meter Training: Frequently Asked Questions with Chris Wineberg – Univ. of Cincinnati

Watch as Coach Chris Wineberg discusses questions that he is frequently asked about 400m training. He will talk about the best workout for predicting an athlete’s ability in the 400m and will touch on speed. […]

Feb 12, 2025
Coaching Yourself: Controlling Your Anger

Coaching Yourself: Controlling Your Anger

By: Rainer Martens and Robin S. Vealey Originally Published in: Successful Coaching Provided by: Human Kinetics The very nature of sport—the potential for injustice and for physical and mental injury—increases the likelihood of coaches experiencing […]

Feb 12, 2025
Sprinting
Feb 5, 2025

Sprinting: Concept of Stiffness with Tommy Badon – Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette

Watch as Coach Tommy Badon discusses how all sprinters are bouncy when they run and the leg actually works like a spring. He explains that posture and core stability have an effect on sprint ability.

Educating Athletes That Social Media Is Their Life Resume

Educating Athletes That Social Media Is Their Life Resume with Kim Karr – ICANHELP

Watch as Kim Karr emphasizes the importance in communicating with your athletes and parents that their posts on social media represent their life resume. Colleges and athletic departments are checking potential recruits’ and applicants’ social […]

Feb 4, 2025
Championship Culture: Caring

Championship Culture: Caring with Kebba Tolbert – Harvard Univ.

Watch as Coach Kebba Tolbert explains the importance of your athletes knowing that you care about them, are invested, and are there to help them. He also addresses how your older athletes can be there […]

Feb 3, 2025
Relays: Holding the Baton/Changing Hands
Jan 28, 2025

Relays: Holding the Baton/Changing Hands with Chris Parno – Minnesota State Univ., Mankato

Watch as Coach Chris Parno explains the closed-handed baton grips and handoffs for the 4×1. In the 4×4 you can use two different grips, the over hand and the over hand on top of the […]

Leaders Must be Great Communicators with Robert Grasso - La Jolla Country Day School (CA)

Leaders Must be Great Communicators with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)

Watch as Robert Grasso explains his philosophy of leadership on how athletes must be great communicators. They must be able to communicate with teammates as well as the coaches. He stresses that team leaders should […]

Jan 28, 2025
Three Impactful Ways to Help Athletes Build Mental Strength Right Now

Three Impactful Ways to Help Athletes Build Mental Strength Right Now

By: Julie Hatfield-Still Athletics are about more than just winning games or improving physical skills, it’s also a critical time for building the mental strength athletes need to succeed in sports and life. As a […]

Jan 28, 2025
300m Hurdles Drill Progression for High School Athletes
Jan 15, 2025

300m Hurdles Drill Progression for High School Athletes with Randy Bermea – Rockwall High School (TX)

Watch as Coach Randy Bermea explains and shows practice clips of this 300m hurdles drill teaching progression. Coach covers the start, emphasizing that you can’t win the race on the first hurdle, but you can […]

Minimizing Your Athlete’s Anxiety with Robert Schinke - Laurentian University

Minimizing Your Athletes’ Anxiety with Robert Schinke – Laurentian Univ.

Watch as Robert Schinke discusses minimizing your athletes’ anxiety. Lack of confidence is the main cause of anxiety for athletes as an upcoming event nears. Focusing on previous negative performances instead of their positive performances […]

Jan 15, 2025
Long Jump Training Focus
Jan 9, 2025

Long Jump Training Focus with Brooke Rasnick – Univ. of Louisville

Watch as Coach Brooke Rasnick explains that the majority of the year is spent on approach and take-off mechanics. Half of the long jump training is working on the full approach. It is important for […]

Championship Culture: Esprit de Corps

Championship Culture: Esprit de Corps with Kebba Tolbert – Harvard Univ.

Watch as Coach Kebba Tolbert explains the concept of Esprit de Corps. Coach Tolbert discusses the importance of developing a culture that transcends differences between players and allows them to fight for a common goal.

Jan 8, 2025
Useful Hurdling Exercises

Useful Hurdle Exercises with Vince Anderson – (Retired) Texas A&M Univ.

Watch as Coach Vince Anderson discusses and shows video of these useful hurdle exercises. He suggests not doing drills that do not relate directly to some aspect of the hurdle preference. Coach explains four hip […]

Jan 7, 2025
Wicket Drills
Dec 24, 2024

Wicket Drills with Chris Parno – Minnesota State Univ., Mankato

Watch as Coach Chris Parno explains and shows video of these wicket drills with modifications. The athletes step over the top of the mini hurdles, limiting the backside motion and forcing the runner to cycle […]

What Are Your Athletes' Biggest Influences?

What Are Your Athletes’ Biggest Influences? with Chet Scott – Built to Lead

Watch as Chet Scott explains the ‘leadership is influence’ concept, and that you know you are a leader if you have followers. If you are going to lead and influence your players, it would be […]

Dec 24, 2024
Holistic Coaching for the Benefit of All Players

Holistic Coaching for the Benefit of All Players

Originally published in an Adam Sarancik Book “Never confuse winning with succeeding. A successful league and team is one that inspires its players to want to come back again tomorrow.” Too often, leagues and teams […]

Dec 24, 2024
Valsalva Maneuver (Holding Your Breath)
Dec 11, 2024

Valsalva Maneuver (Holding Your Breath) with Dave Pavlansky – USATF

Watch as Coach Dave Pavlansky discusses the Valsalva Maneuver for sprinters in the 100m. This is a breathing technique in which you hold your breath to create an air splint which allows the sprinter to […]

Mental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed

Mental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed with Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.

Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that mental toughness is a skill, and it can be developed. It is about how an individual responds to adversity, difficult situations, setbacks, and failure. Mental toughness is not […]

Dec 11, 2024
Hazing/Bullying in Athletics

Hazing/Bullying in Athletics

By: David T. Morris Originally Published in: Student-Athletes: Control Your Own Destiny   Definition of Bullying: As defined by the organization, stopbullying.gov, “bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real […]

Dec 11, 2024
Throws Box Jumps
Dec 4, 2024

Throws Box Jumps with A.G. Kruger – Ashland Univ.

Watch as Coach A.G. Kruger explains, and a thrower demonstrates these box jump drills. These are great drills because they involve body movement without added weight and work on explosiveness. The 1st drill is landing […]

Leadership is Authentic, Relentless, Selfless Service to a Cause

Leadership is Authentic, Relentless, Selfless Service to a Cause with Colonel Craig Flowers – Sideline Leadership

Watch as Colonel Craig Flowers explains that the term leadership is often clouded by clichés. He explains that in its simplest form leadership is service to a cause. Many times, Coaches fail to define leadership, […]

Dec 3, 2024

Pole Vault: What to Do When Technique Begins to Break Down with David Butler – Rice Univ.

Watch as Coach David Butler explains that in practice, his athletes get 12 to 13 jumps. The key is that the jumps are of high-quality, and they aren’t focused on the quantity. When the quality […]

Dec 2, 2024
Starts: Reaction Time at the Gun with Tom Tellez - (Retired) Univ. of Houston
Nov 23, 2024

Starts: Reaction Time at the Gun with Tom Tellez – (Retired) Univ. of Houston

Watch as Coach Tom Tellez discusses practicing listening to the gun as the risk of anticipating the gun can result in a false start or disqualification due to nerves or distraction. Repetition and practice enable […]

Social Media: Promote the Team with Matt Pries - Dallas Center-Grimes High School (IA)

Social Media: Promote the Team with Matt Pries – Dallas Center-Grimes High School (IA)

Watch as Coach Matt Pries explains how he uses social media to promote the team. The emphasis is on the team, not the individuals or coaches. The most successful athletes on the team will have […]

Nov 23, 2024
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  • Wicket Drills with Chris Parno – Minnesota State Univ., Mankato

    Wicket Drills with Chris Parno – Minnesota State Univ., Mankato

  • Valsalva Maneuver (Holding Your Breath) with Dave Pavlansky – USATF

    Valsalva Maneuver (Holding Your Breath) with Dave Pavlansky – USATF

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    Throws Box Jumps with A.G. Kruger – Ashland Univ.

  • Pole Vault: What to Do When Technique Begins to Break Down with David Butler – Rice Univ.

    Pole Vault: What to Do When Technique Begins to Break Down with David Butler – Rice Univ.

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    Starts: Reaction Time at the Gun with Tom Tellez – (Retired) Univ. of Houston

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