Watch as Coach A.G. Kruger explains and a thrower demonstrates these cone drills that work on explosiveness and footwork as well as conditioning.
Coaching With an Appropriate Leadership Style
Coaching With an Appropriate Leadership Style By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Leadership is generally defined as a process of influence. A coach’s leadership style, then, comprises […]
Verbal Instructions and Cues
Verbal instructions are medium-to-long goal-directed, task-oriented phrases of generally three or more words in length, verbally administered to an individual prior to motor skill performance in order to enhance athletic performance and, or…
High Jump: Bar Clearance Drill with John Gartland – IN St. Univ.
Watch as Coach John Gartland explains and high jumpers demonstrate this Back Over Bar Clearance Drill.
Discus: Full Throw Reverse with John Dagata – USA Olympic Training Center
Watch as Coach John Dagata explains and a thrower demonstrates the final part of the throw. Coach discusses every segment of the throw with emphasis on balance and remaining stable through the throw.
Sprints: Flutter Kicks Drill – Terrence Trammell
Watch as Coach Terrence Trammell explains and a sprinter demonstrates flutter kicks. This drill is used as a warm up to fire up the nervous system and get the sprinters moving.
Strengthening Team Cohesion
Strengthening Team Cohesion By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Cohesion is typically thought of as the degree to which a group feels connected and remains united while […]
Running Form – Oregon Drill [ARTICLE]
This drill, which I also described in chapter 5, was originally devised as a rehab running drill for Oregon athletes coming back from injury, but at Mead I found it was also a great way to work on mechanics. This is a meat-and-potatoes staple that…
Hurdle Mobility Drill – Elisha Brewer – Univ. of KS [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Elisha Brewer explains and hurdlers demonstrate these Hurdle Mobility Drills.
The Team Concept: The Benefits of Coaching High School Track and Field as a team sport [ARTICLE]
I think many track and field coaches are missing out on another aspect of sport, and I believe it is affecting our sport adversely. I am talking about the possibility that high school track may not be an individual sport. In fact, I would argue…
Pole Vault: Walking 7 Step Rhythm Run with Reid Ehrisman – University of Sioux Falls [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Reid Ehrisman explains and a vaulter demonstrates this walking 7 step rhythm run drill breaking the steps into groups of three that assists with rhythm and cadence.
Hurdles: Conditioning Sprint Drill with Sammy Dabbs [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Sammy Dabbs explains and shows a video clip of a hurdler demonstrating this 100 meter timed conditioning drill. The hurdler completes six reps with 55 second intervals.
Peripheral Issues in Combined Event and Multi-event Training Design [ARTICLE]
Record Keeping – Quantification is the process of planning and recording training volumes. The quantification process is typically concerned with quantifying…
Hurdles: Lead and Trail Leg Drill with Lucky Huber – Univ. of South Dakota [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Lucky Huber explains and a hurdler demonstrates this whole part teaching method combining drills for the lead and trail leg.
Distance Runners: Workout Progressions with Tom Schwartz, Ph.D. – Tinman Endurance Coaching [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Tom Schwartz discusses 3 progression methods of distance runner’s workouts involving rest, duration and speed.
Motor Learning [ARTICLE]
Motor learning is a field of sports science that investigates the processes and factors involved in learning skills. In this section we will investigate motor…
Technical Models for the Glide Shot Put [ARTICLE]
The Preliminary Movements: Locating the Rear Foot. The right (throwing side) foot is positioned flat, near the rear edge of the circle, directed away from the…
Discus: Kick the Cone Sweep Drill – Seth Roberson with Grand View Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Seth Roberson explains the movement out of the back of the ring and throwers demonstrate this kick the cone sweep drill.
Hurdle Block Placement and Start: Jarius Cooper with Arkansas State Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Jarius Cooper explains and a hurdler demonstrates block placement and start technique for attacking the first hurdle.
Glide Shot Put – Double Pivot – John Dagata [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach John Dagata explains and a thrower demonstrates this glide shot put – double pivot.
Sprints – High Skip Drill – Terrence Trammell [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Terrence Trammell explains and demonstrates this high skip drill.
Endurance Training Program Design [ARTICLE]
Over the past 60 years all sport training models have benefited from the scientific principles that scientists have developed to explain the natural world.
The Terms That Define Toughness – Bo Hanson [VIDEO]
Watch as Bo Hanson discusses grit, resiliency and mental toughness.
Sprints – Bounding Single Leg Hop – Erik Jenkins – Western Kentucky Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Erik Jenkins explains and a sprinter demonstrates this bounding single leg hop.
The Biomechanics of Hurdling [ARTICLE]
Every hurdle race consists of a start, an approach to the first hurdle, rhythmic running over and between the remaining hurdles, and a sprint to the finish…
High Jump – Curvilinear Approach – Jeremy Fischer [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Jeremy Fischer explains and a high jumper demonstrates establishing a curve.
Running with Circles – Optimizing the Rotational Movements of the Core [ARTICLE]
In the eastern concept of the body, there is a point called the “dantian,” loosely translated to energy center. This point is located in the lower abdomen…
Discus – Step In: Reverse – John Dagata [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach John Dagata explains and a thrower demonstrates this step in: reverse.
High Jump Approach Drill – Sprint, Float, Sprint – Jim Dilling [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Jim Dilling explains and a high jumper demonstrates this sprint, float, sprint approach drill.
NCAA Eligibility Center [ARTICLE]
When the goal is college athletics, the secret to success for many student-athletes often comes down to a simple premise: Knowing what…
