Coaching Lessons from Cats 🐆

Coach ,Each and every year I attend dozens of coaches clinics, camps, and practices. I always hope to find one or two things to add to my team or myself as a coach at every event I attend. The best coaches are always stealing from other coaches. It w...

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Nov 28, 2022
3 Ideas for Speed Development 💡

Coach ,As you know speed development is a necessary and present aspect of every event in track and field. I'm on a mission to find the necessary aspects in training your athletes and apply the perfect combination of volume, intensity, drills, and coa...

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Nov 16, 2022
Examining Differences in Elite Discus Throwers

Coach ,I recently listened to a comparison of techniques for some of the best discus throwers in my lifetime. Coach Vésteinn Hafsteinsson, one of the best throws coaches in the world, takes a frame-by-frame approach and discusses in detail the common...

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Nov 08, 2022
You're Invited to 2022 Virtual Javelin Summit 🙌

Last year was the launch of the inaugural National Javelin Summit. After such high demand, the event is back for a second straight year. As attendees from last year’s summit you’ll receive first access to our early-bird rate as well as the speaker li...

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Oct 28, 2022
Simple Steps for Teaching Hurdlers

Coach ,If you’ve been around track long enough you’ve noticed a disparity in the number of athletes interested in the short sprints versus athletes interested in the hurdle events. Why is that? There's a number of considerations to factor when evalua...

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Oct 26, 2022
Building a Sprint Training Inventory

Coach ,As sprint coaches, what should be in our sprint training inventory? Do you have a defined list of items you can refer to for each athlete to maximize their ability to perform? Having the right ingredients for each athlete can be a challenge.&n...

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Oct 13, 2022
Training the 400/800 Athlete

Coach ,Training the 400/800 group can be challenging for some track and field programs and coaches. Oftentimes athletes at the high school level may be in such a variety of events that it becomes difficult to prepare for the differences in these race...

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Oct 05, 2022
4 Steps to Effective Glide Shot Put

Coach ,It was just under a year ago I had the pleasure of meeting Coach Jim Aikens at the Illinois High School Track and Field Coaches Clinic. I sat in the audience like so many others and was captivated at the simplicity and strategies he devel...

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Sep 26, 2022
Demystification of Speed Training

Coach ,There are all sorts of philosophies when it comes to sprint training and how to improve someone's speed. Coaches debate these topics repeatedly on social media apps day in and day out. The conversations usually center around a strength vs spee...

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Sep 15, 2022