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
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 Kansas
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
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 – Madison High School (NE)
Watch as Coach Reid Ehrisman explains, and a vaulter demonstrates this walking 7-step rhythm run drill. Coach recommends breaking the steps into groups of three which assists with increasing rhythm and cadence.
Hurdles: Conditioning Sprint Drill with Sammy Dabbs
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
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
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
Watch as Coach Tom Schwartz discusses 3 progression methods of distance runner’s workouts involving rest, duration and speed.
Motor Learning
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
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.
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.
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
Watch as Coach John Dagata explains and a thrower demonstrates this glide shot put – double pivot.
Sprints: High Skip Drill with Terrence Trammell
Watch as Coach Terrence Trammell explains and demonstrates this high skip drill.
Endurance Training Program Design
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
Watch as Bo Hanson discusses grit, resiliency and mental toughness.
Sprints: Bounding Single Leg Hop with Erik Jenkins – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Coach Erik Jenkins explains and a sprinter demonstrates this bounding single leg hop.
The Biomechanics of Hurdling
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 with Jeremy Fischer – Olympic Training Center – CV
Watch as Coach Jeremy Fischer explains and a high jumper demonstrates establishing a curve.
Running with Circles – Optimizing the Rotational Movements of the Core
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
Watch as Coach John Dagata explains and a thrower demonstrates this step in: reverse.
High Jump Approach Drill – Sprint, Float, Sprint – Jim Dilling
Watch as Coach Jim Dilling explains and a high jumper demonstrates this sprint, float, sprint approach drill.
Biomechanical Observations in Hammer Throwing – Distinguishing the Static and the Dynamic
The complex special structure of the hammer throw, and the relatively long time that is used to obtain the final speed of the hammer, make it possible…
Throws – Med Ball Drills – Seth Roberson – Grand View Univ.
Watch as Coach Seth Roberson explains and throwers demonstrate these med ball drills for proper rotational mechanics and developing power.
Triple Jump Bounding Drill – Kyle Tellez – Univ. of Houston
Watch as Coach Kyle Tellez explains and a triple jumper demonstrates this bounding drill.