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Running in Silence with Rachael Steil
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Go-To Drills for Jumpers with Rob Assise – Homewood-Flossmoor HS (IL)
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Developing Confidence in Girls with Meghan Orgeman – Alexandria Area HS (MN)
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Building Your Mental Toolbox with Katie Steele – Thrive Mental Health Therapy
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Evaluating Team Culture with Kebba Tolbert – Harvard Univ.
Have you ever evaluated your team culture? Watch as Coach Kebba Tolbert discusses a set of questions you can ask yourself to start the discussion and identify team strengths and areas that need improvement.
Teaching the Start Using Foam Hurdles with Alex Armenteros – St. Thomas Aquinas HS (FL)
Watch as Coach explains his teaching progression for young hurdlers. Start by using one soft foam hurdle from a standing position. The kids have fun with it, and they can’t get hurt. The second progression […]
Acceleration Wall Drill with Vince Anderson – Texas A&M (Retired)
Watch as Coach explains and shows video of this acceleration wall drill. Have the athlete get into a good post-up position with a good lean. Start them posting up one leg at a time working […]
Controlled Max V Opportunities with Jennifer McHugh – Reagan HS (TX)
Watch as Coach explains the way they incorporate reflexivity in their sprint mechanics using controlled max velocity opportunities. One of the ways they do this is using a variety of wicket runs and wicket drills. […]
Want vs. Willing
Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning by Coach Mickey Marley I made this statement earlier, but I think it bears repeating. I often would ask my players this question: ‘How many […]
Video of the Month! Highly Effective Drills for High Hurdlers with Josh Zill – West De Pere HS (WI)
Welcome to this month’s FREE full-length video session! Access to this 35-minute session from the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association (WISTCA) Virtual Coaches Clinic will expire on Saturday, January 29, 2022 – Enjoy! In this session, […]
Depth Jumps with James Thomas – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach explains, and an athlete demonstrates these power development depth jumps that start with a drop and hold move. The athlete jumps off the box and lands while handling the body weight with […]
Trust the Process with Shelton Ervin – Summer Creek HS (TX)
Watch as Coach 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 understands the […]
Throws: The Technical Commonalities
By: Boo Schexnayder & Don Babbitt Originally Published in Techniques Magazine – USTFCCCA Although there are five different throwing events in track and field, they share some things in common. Each throwing event involves preliminary […]
Year-Round Speed Training with Brandon Hon – Univ. of Illinois
Watch as Coach Brandon Hon discusses how he has altered his speed training over his coaching career and how it grew into a year-round program.
Leadership: Chain of Command with Jack Clark – Univ. of CA, Berkeley
Coach believes in chain of command with the ability to make decisions, set strategy, and go forward. He encourages collaboration and participation in the process, but the coach must be responsible for decisions. He believes […]
100m Transition Phase with Dave Pavlansky – USATF
The transition phase is the latter part of the 100m acceleration phase. As the sprinter accelerates, the ground contact times become less, the body gets more upright, and the shins move up. Coach compares this […]
Pole Vault Sprint Mechanics with Reid Ehrisman
Watch as Coach discusses sprint mechanics, and a vaulter demonstrates the daily drills that are performed after their dynamic warmups. Coach will cover in detail the 3 main max-velocity drills: lining the heel, walking knee […]
Be Able to Lead Yourself Before You Try to Lead Others with Jeff Janssen – Janssen Sports Leadership Center
Watch as Jeff explains how kids can start to ‘check out’ if their expectations are not met and how this can make it hard for them to demonstrate leadership. He discusses that kids need to […]
Open Letter to High School Athletes
By: John Klessinger, Head Wrestling Coach – South River HS (MD) Dear High School Athlete, I am going to discuss the valuable lessons we learn from playing high school sports and how you should approach […]
Video of the Month! Building a Winning Relay with Kebba Tolbert – Harvard University
Welcome to this month’s FREE full-length video session! Access to this 41-minute session from the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association (WISTCA) Virtual Coaches Clinic will expire on Saturday, December 25, 2021 – Enjoy! In this session, […]
Running Through Wickets with Chris Parno – Minnesota State Univ. Mankato
Watch as Coach explains, and sprinters demonstrate running through the wickets. This is a high-intensity exercise repeated 3 to 4 times, usually at the end of a warmup. The wickets are self-made from PVC pipe, […]
3 Things That Can Happen During a Run with Scott Hippensteel – Lockhart HS (TX)
Watch as Coach explains the 3 things that can happen during a run. A runner can have a bad day, a great day, or a day that you have had before. He explains to his […]
Creating and Sustaining a Winning Culture
By: John Klessinger, Head Wrestling Coach – South River HS (MD) Recently, I made a talk to some fellow educators on culture in sport. I aimed to provide the audience with the methods to build […]
Language of the Leader with Jeremy Boone – Athlete By Design
Axiology is the science of human value and decision making and this assisted in a study of how athletes, coaches, and athletic directors make decisions. Based on this study, Jeremy suggests that the word ‘amazing’ […]
Penultimate Box Drill with Cliff Rovelto – Kansas State Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and a jumper demonstrates this penultimate box drill. The athlete will run over a series of boxes where the takeoff foot is on top of the box and the penultimate is […]
Flexibility and Adaptation in the 200m with Adrian Durant – Cornell Univ.
Don’t panic and learn to deal with things. Always be ready to rewrite your plan or schedule and make adjustments. Be flexible and always remember that how you act and respond reflects on your athletes.
Useful Hurdle Exercises with Vince Anderson – Texas A&M (Retired)
Watch as Coach 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 rotation and […]
Quality Practice with Dr. Brian Zuleger, CMPC – Missouri Institute for Positive Coaching
Watch as Coach explains that a quality practice is practicing with a purpose to prepare to perform. Coaches need to focus on what are they doing to prepare to be an effective coach in practice […]
Legal Ramifications of Abusive Language Used by Coaches with Lee Green, J.D. – Baker Univ.
By: Lee Green, J.D. Provided by: NFHS: High School Today Chisholm v. St. Mary’s City School District In a highly unusual ruling based on an atypical analysis of the legal boundaries governing the motivational language […]