Watch as Coach Nick Kohl explains and a long jumper demonstrates these pop up drills.
Distance Runners – Recovery Day – Peter Rea – Zap Fitness
Watch as Peter Rea discusses a recovery day for runners.
Strength: Bar Warmup with Domenic Reno – Western Kentucky Univ.
Watch as Coach Domenic Reno explains and an athlete demonstrates this bar warmup.
Long Jump: Landing Progression with Jeremy Fischer – Olympic Training Center – CV
Watch as Coach Jeremy Fischer explains and a long jumper demonstrates these landing progressions.
How Teams Fail – Is Your Program Headed Towards Destruction?
No one likes to be on a losing team. Yet, many programs struggle to overcome continual defeat. Those stuck in dysfunctional and deflated…
Skill Acquisition – Evidence-Based Practices for Detecting and Correcting Errors
Feedback is one of the most important factors in skill acquisition and one of the most difficult for coaches to master. Feedback is information about performance…
Pole Vault – Single Rope Takeoff with Swing – Reid Ehrisman – Madison High School (NE)
Watch as Coach Reid Ehrisman explains and vaulters demonstrate this single rope takeoff with swing.
Sprints: Curve Running Technique with Ken Harnden – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach Ken Harnden explains and a sprinter demonstrates proper curve running technique.
Pacing Strategy – Can Analytics Help Us Run Faster in Cross-Country?
Over the past decade, data analysis has sparked a revolution across all sports. Well-known “truths” have been gradually – often begrudgingly – over-turned…
ACL Injury Prevention – Assessment – Jake Moore – DPT; APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor
Watch as Coach Jake Moore explains and an athlete demonstrates these ACL injury prevention – assessment exercises.
Distance Runners – Weekly Schedule – Peter Rea – Zap Fitness
Watch as Coach Peter Rea discusses a weekly schedule for developmental runners.
High Jump Approach Mapping – A New Way to Develop A Consistent High Jump Approach
When Dick Fosbury introduced the world to the “flop” high jump technique at the 1968 Olympic Games it became the gold standard for high jumping…
Dynamic Flexibility Drills – Troy McDonough – Iowa State Univ.
Watch as Coach Troy McDonough explains and runners demonstrate these dynamic flexibility drills.
Throws: Ball Throws for Power with A.G. Kruger – Ashland Univ.
Watch as Coach A.G. Kruger explains and a thrower demonstrates these ball throw exercises.
Sprints: Dynamic Flexibility Drills with Ken Harnden – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach Ken Harnden explains and a sprinter demonstrates these dynamic flexibility drills.
High Jump – Depena Drill – Jim Dilling – Minnesota State Univ.
Watch as Coach Jim Dilling explains and a high jumper demonstrates the Depena Drill.
Watching for and Avoiding Burnout
Coaches sometimes joke that there are only two times when they feel stressed-day and night. Although that story represents the extreme case, certainly…
Horizontal Jumps – Plyometric Drills – Nick Kohl – Wartburg College
Watch as Coach Nick Kohl explains and horizontal jumpers demonstrate these plyometric drills.
Hurdle Warm Ups – Walking with Ball Drills – Lucky Huber – Univ. of South Dakota
Watch as Coach Lucky Huber explains and a hurdler demonstrates these walking with ball drill hurdle warm ups.
Breaking the Mold – That Happiness or Success is Only Achieved on…
This article will look at breaking the mold of happiness or success being on the other side of achievement. If the coach creates an intentionally…
Start-Up Challenges and Opportunities for New Programs
Over the last decade, frequent headlines have circulated of cross country and track and field programs being eliminated. Despite losing the occasional…
Hurdles: Stretching With a Partner with Marcus Newsom – Wartburg College
Watch as Coach Marcus Newsom explains and hurdlers demonstrate this partner stretching warmup.
Long Jump: 1-2, 1-2 Mini Hurdles Drill with Jeremy Fischer – Olympic Training Center – CV
Watch as Coach Jeremy Fischer explains and a long jumper demonstrates this long jump 1-2, 1-2 mini hurdles drill.
Overtraining in Sport – With an Emphasis on Distance Runners
Colin Powell stated, “a dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work” (Brainy Quote, 2013). Many of us…
Sprints: Block Position and Starts with Ken Harnden – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach Ken Harnden explains and a sprinter demonstrates proper block positioning and starts.
Running Mechanics Drills with Troy McDonough – Iowa State Univ.
Watch as Coach Troy McDonough explains and runners demonstrate these running mechanics drills.
Sprints: Hurdle Exchange Drill with Erik Jenkins – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Coach Erik Jenkins explains and a sprinter demonstrates this hurdle exchange drill.
Shot Put – Wheel Drill – Jim Garnham – Univ. of Buffalo
Watch as Coach Jim Garnham explains and a shot putter demonstrates this wheel drill.
Pole Vault – Full Speed Runway With Pole Drill – Reid Ehrisman – Madison High School (NE)
Watch as Coach Reid Ehrisman explains and a vaulter demonstrates this full speed runway drill.
Sprints: Setting Up The Blocks – Joey Woody – Univ. of Iowa
Watch as Coach Joey Woody explains and demonstrates the proper way to set up the blocks.