Full Stride (Coaching High School Track Book 3)

Track and Field Making you a better coach, one practice at a 3 EVENT RUNNING (M TRAINING). HIGH JUMP DRILLS. . 3 OR 6 STRIDE JUMPS.
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Pull the tape measure along the edge of the runway, not down the middle, to ensure that it is straight. There are links on this page from which Coaching Young Athletes can earn a small commission.

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If this post helped you please take a moment to help others by sharing it on social media. If you want to learn more I encourage you to leave questions and comments or contact me directly. I sometimes use a 4th stride marker from there starting point. I find this helps them to start the run up with the same intensity every time …. The 1st couple of steps in the run up are vital! Yes, great comment Lindsay. A consistent first few strides is vital for an accurate run-up.

We often see young athletes, despite using the same starting point, end up in vastly different take-off points on the runway near the landing pit. This can be caused by an inconsistent run-up entry and first few strides. As you suggest, a marker near the beginning of their run-up can provide an effective visual cue to the athlete and great feedback to the coach.

I like to place something beyond the pit about eye level to keep the eyes up and not focused on the board so much which can lead to stutter steps. A flag or tshirt hanging on a pole or stick will work fine. Yes that can certainly work. It also assists the athlete to maintain a good tall posture right up to the take-off point.

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My son is a lefty and has more power on that foot. For his long jump he takes off from his right foot, as he has some issues with his toes on his left foot. Do athletes usually use their dominant foot to jump off? I would imagine he would get more power off his left.

Or does this not matter, you basically just adjust. Also, personally, I am right-handed and like to jump off my right foot. Even the articles and texts previously referred to acknowledge that it is up to personal preference and to experiment with each.

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I teach jumpers to jump off the opposite foot that they kick with. Mainly because the kicking foot is the quick foot and the plant foot is the strong foot leg. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. My method for determining where an athlete should start on the runway is outlined in the seven following steps: As a starting guide: It is important to be aware that a head or tail wind will affect the run-up.

A head wind may mean moving the marker slightly forward and a tail wind may mean moving the marker slightly back. The above is a starting point.


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As the run-up is fine-tuned, an athlete and coach may experiment with adding or subtracting strides from the run-up and even changing which foot begins forward at the start of the run-up. Do You Have Any Ideas? Darren We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon. Follow Blog via Email Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join other followers. August 30, at 7: Damon was a 4 sport athlete growing up in Tacoma, Washington. In high school he was a 3 year starter in football and basketball where he earned all-league, all-area and all-state recognition. He excelled in both sports and received a scholarship to play football at the University of Idaho.

Throughout the years Damon has developed a passion to train and has been working with athletes from youth to professional to improve their athletic performance. Coaching philosophy or mantra: Always do better than you did the day before. After having a good taste of the USATF National program, Damon's goal is get more Striders to that venue and continue the great strides this program has made over the years. Favorite snack after a hard workout: Joe Johnson, Lead Distance Coach. Distance , , m, Steeplechase, and other creative paths to exhaustion.

This will be Coach Joe's 11th season. Joe has been an avid distance runner since elementary school. In high school, he won an individual state championship and led his team to two back-to-back state titles.

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He credits distance running as a key to his admission to Harvard University, where he ran 10 varsity seasons at the Division I level. His emphasis first is on the love of running, and then on the love of pushing one's self to new limits. Everything else, he says, seems to take care of itself.

His primary goal is to provide to motivated athletes the same guidance and opportunities that he received, to afford them the same academic possibilities. And to get everyone involved really, really tired. Hurdles, sprints and relays. This will be our family's 4th season. Also played a little basketball and football.

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Still the current school record holder since Also anchored the 4 x m relay to 4 consecutive league championships. Also ran the m and m. Played 1 year of football in college.


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    6. Overview of kids in program: I have 4 kids in the program that compete in sprints and field events. You compete the way you practice! To be 1st you have to train like you're 2nd! Distance Years with Cascade Striders: Ran distance track and cross country through college. Life-long athlete, starting running for fitness in college, currently age-group triathlete and distance runner Overview of kids in program: You learn the most when you're uncomfortable.