Training for Peak Performance - Mental Edge Sports Seminar

May 10, 2008 by Jimson Lee

JON LEE KOOTNEKOFF & ASSOCIATES and IIHSI ANNOUNCES THE MENTAL EDGE SPORTS SEMINAR
Friday, June 6 - 7 at the Burnaby Winter Club, BC
Vancouver, BC – On Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th, Jon Lee Kootnekoff & Associates and International Ice Hockey Systems Inc. (IIHSI) will be hosting a Mental Training Seminar for players, parents […]

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Good Sportsmanship Stories?

May 7, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Remember that story of the high school runner who breaks her leg in a Cross Country meet and crawls to the finish?

Here’s another similar story from ESPN.

Game tied 0-0 between small colleges in a women’s softball. With two base runners on, part-time starter Senior Sara Tucholsky hits her first HR of her college career. […]

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Predicting 4×100 meter Relay Potential

April 18, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Last month, I wrote about Track and Field 4×100 meter Relay and Exchanges, which leads me to the question How do you predict a 4×100 meter Relay time?
I say add up the best 4 times of each athlete, subtract 1 sec (due to acceleration) for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th leg, and add 0.1 sec for […]

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10K Runner Galen Rupp Joins Sprint Coach Brooks Johnson

April 13, 2008 by Jimson Lee

I love it when distance runners wake up and smell the coffee.
It All Comes Down to Pure Speed
From Oregon Live:

Galen Rupp, on leave from the Oregon track team while preparing his bid for the U.S. Olympic team in the 10,000 meters, plans to go to Orlando, Fla., to spend quality time with sprint […]

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Teamwork and Clutch in the Relays

March 20, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Did anyone notice the 4×400m winning time from the NCAA’s was faster than the IAAF World Indoor?
UPDATE: Thanks to Chui for sending the links to the videos!
In fact, all 3 medalist from the NCAA bettered the winning time from IAAF Worlds.
Also, Baylor won the race with only one team member (LeJerald Betters) entered in the […]

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Other 30 Minute Circuit Training Workouts

March 11, 2008 by Jimson Lee

If I was a comic book hero, I would call myself Lactic Man. To train for the 400m, one has to tolerate huge amounts of lactic acid.
Earlier, I posted a 30 minute workout. 31.5 minutes to be exact. Here is the other workout.
It comprises of 9 continuous exercises (3 non-stop sets of […]

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Track and Field 4×100 meter Relay and Exchanges

March 3, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Relays.
The sprint relay produces stories of heroes and scapegoats.
Why? Because of the controversy over the selection and order of the relay pool, as well as the outcome of dropped batons and missed exchanges.
You can go back as far as 1936 with the USA 4×100m team, a team that was pre-selected and had practiced prior […]

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Clyde Hart Drills Session at the USATF NPEP

February 27, 2008 by Jimson Lee

These are some of the highlights from the USATF National Podium Education Project in Las Vegas from Dec 11-15, 2007.
UPDATE: download Clyde Hart’s 60 page Training Manual here

It was a dark and stormy night cold and windy day in Las Vegas for the outdoor session at the USATF National Podium Education Project.
The video quality is […]

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How Many Feet in a Mile? Taking Splits for 1500m

February 21, 2008 by Jimson Lee

The mile has so much tradition compared to the 1500 meters. Let’s see, for celebrities, we have Miles Davis, Robert Miles, Miles Kimball, and Sarah Miles come to mind. There’s even the song “(I would walk) 500 miles”. And, of course, there’s Three Mile Island and the urban legend “Mile High Club”.
How […]

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Decathlon Secrets: World’s Greatest Athlete - Day 2

February 19, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This post was guest blogged by Kenneth Edwards Jr. of Championship Circle. These are the events on Day 2. Day 1 events was covered yesterday.
Jimson’s Note: I agree with the first 9 points. I must disagree on the 10th and final point on the 1500 meters.
Decathlon Day 2
It won’t take long being […]

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Decathlon Secrets: World’s Greatest Athlete - Day 1

February 18, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This post was guest blogged by Kenneth Edwards Jr. of Championship Circle.
These are the events on Day 1. Day 2 events will be covered tomorrow.
The Decathlon crowns the World’s Greatest Athlete. Why? Because the Decathlon is a true test of every attribute of an athlete.
The Decathlon tests strength, mental toughness, consistency, commitment, technique, speed […]

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Valeri Borzov - An Hour Before the Start

February 14, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Thanks to my good friends at the Canadian Athletics Coaching Center, they reprinted in an easy to read 2 page PDF of Valery Borzov’s account of his own mental preparation prior to a race.
The Canadian Athletics Coaching Center also has a wealth of free coaching articles, so feel free to browse their site.
If you read […]

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Clyde Hart Training Manual and Speed Drills

February 12, 2008 by Jimson Lee

These are some of the highlights from the USATF National Podium Education Project in Las Vegas from Dec 11-15, 2007.
As expected, Clyde Hart’s presentation had a full house.
At the beginning of his lecture, he handed out this monster 60 page handout which included:

Baylor Sprint Relay Exchange (including 4×400 Relay Running) (9 pages)
400 Meter […]

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Success from Brain-Training or Brain-Mapping

February 6, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This one is an inspiring and true story.
Former Cricket player all-rounder Richard Petrie’s career was cut short after he tore his Achilles. Unlike Donovan Bailey, he never recovered fully. My guess is he didn’t have access to a hyperbaric chamber.
As with most sports professionals, he ended up in sales. (I’ll write up […]

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Staying Low on a 40 Yard Dash or 100 Meter Start

January 31, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This article is guest blogged by Adarian Barr from Speedbynature.com
What is implied when a sprinter is instructed to stay low at the start and for the first 10 yards or meters of a sprint race?
Staying low has to do with the lean angle of the body from head to toe. The degree of being low […]

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How to Get a Sport Job You Love

January 26, 2008 by Jimson Lee

There was a good article in the Wall Street Journal on the new National Football League CFO Anthony Notto and how his diverse financial background landed him a high level job at the NFL.
Here are 8 good ideas to keep in mind when trying to land a job in the ever-so-competitive Sports Industry Business, whether […]

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Sport Psychology - Books and Resources

January 19, 2008 by Jimson Lee

In my previous article on Sport Psychology, I promised to mention one of my favorite resources on this highly specialized topic. I highly doubt Asafa Powell’s coaches are researching this in depth, but you never know.
The Sport Psychology Arena provides professionals, researchers, instructors, coaches and students with information on the range of […]

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HSI John Smith Drills Session with Jon Drummond

January 12, 2008 by Jimson Lee

These are some of the highlights from the USATF National Podium Education Project in Las Vegas from Dec 11-15, 2007.
Anytime you have John Smith presenting, you can feel the passion in his voice. This man loves Track and Field.
Add ex-athlete turned coach Jon Drummond to the mix, and you have an educational and comical […]

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BC Strength, Fitness and Conditioning Conference - February 23

January 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee

If you are a Personal Trainer, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Sports Coach, or Rehabilitation Specialist, this one day conference is an exceptional professional development training seminar.
A panel of World Class presenters offers their experience relating to the area of “Mobility and Movement”. All aspects of physical conditioning and preparation are addressed in this conference.
If […]

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Becoming a Master of Persuasion: Motivation

January 6, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This is a great read for any coach or business Manager.
The original article is from Learn how to get what you want through the power of persuasion by Brian Tracy. I had already quoted Brian on 10 Success Tips last March.
I truly believe people and athletes are motivated by the Pain or Pleasure principle. […]

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