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Share I never get tired listening to Tom Tellez, Clyde Hart, John Smith, Dan Pfaff or Loren Seagrave. Sure, they may be old school USATF material, but I always, and I mean always, come out with several new ideas and a few “a-ha” moments. I’ve watched hundreds of hours of film, both elite sprinters as [...]
Share Strength Speed. Technology and training for sprinter speed and long jump Sometimes, thinking out of the box is a good thing. If you are getting the same results with old antiquated methods, it’s time to try new things. This book is about technology and training for sprinter speed and long jump. ”Powersprint” is a [...]
Share The series started with Training for 400m: Balancing Speed and Special Endurance followed by the article Fine Tuning your 400 meter Workouts, Part 1. So this is really Part 3 of the series. Sorry for the confusion. Coaching is really an art and sometimes you have to make adjustments in the spring or early [...]
Share The 2010 Canadian National Sprints Conference, November 12-14, 2010 "The Development of Speed" This conference is an outstanding panel of experts that will discuss contemporary sprint training theory and practice over the course of 3 days. If you are in the Greater Toronto Area, then this is one of the “must attend” conferences of [...]
Share The key to a proper training program is BALANCE. I prefer alternating hard & easy days with one or 2 days off, depending on the athlete. Masters athletes need more easy days, but the “active recovery” days are great to maintain fitness and keep those unwanted pounds from creeping up. It’s also a chance [...]
Share Several years ago in the days before YouTube, there was a viral video of Ato Boldon doing a 60 inch or 1.50m box jump (approximately). Obviously, people confused this with the vertical jump or vertical leap test, but it is a good indication of explosiveness. And bravery. I am a firm believer in plyometrics, [...]
Share I mentioned the previous USATF SuperClinic in the article on Dwayne Miller, LaShawn Merrit’s coach. Among the wealth of information provided at this clinic was a lecture and handout from Tom Tellez. Tom Tellez requires no introduction… you can read the article Sprinting: A Biomechanical Approach Part 1 (Part 2 is here) for a [...]
Share There are a lot of coaching experts out there who deal with sports specify. And they all charge big bucks. I simply look at any given sport and break it down to the fundamentals of training principles and sports physiology. For example, I’d rather focus on the short speed of a Soccer player than [...]
Share This article is an anthology of attributes for a great coach. Mix the ingredients carefully and add you own touch. Many Thanks to all the readers who submitted their notes and thoughts. From Tom Tellez: You are the teacher, and the classroom is the track What are the qualities of a good coach? Comprehension [...]
Share If you followed this blog for a while, you’ve noticed I’ve tried to run parallels to the business world or just ordinary working class people. I made references to Pareto’s Principle as well as the PDCA Deming Cycle. For those lucky to still have a job, ask yourself this question: What is the role [...]
Share Many Thanks to Puma for providing this training video of Usain Bolt, shot prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in his hometown of Jamaica. In the video, I love the casualness of Usain Bolt wearing Basketball pants over his training tights. After the Olympics, his coach tells everyone his secret to success was a [...]
Share Starting blocks were developed in the late 1920′s over the alternative of digging holes into the ground. They were patented in 1935, and have officially been used at the start of sprint races since 1937. Several iterations of starting blocks have been filed by the US patent office since then. They have always been [...]
Share Somehow, when the NY Times speaks, everyone listens. This stretching article was referenced in many Blogs with mixed reactions. Earlier this month, they had an article on Relaxation – The Key to Victory and Success. While this was not a landmark or pillar article, it did mention Clyde Hart which caught my eye. It [...]
Share I’ll be writing a lot of John Wooden articles in the near future. I’ve covered John Smith, Clyde Hart and Tom Tellez quite in detail, and it’s time to cross sports, keeping the Coaching and success theme intact. I’ll also do a few articles on another great basketball coach, Pat Riley. On that note, [...]
Share Sprinting: A Biomechanical Approach By Tom Tellez. Scientific Overview and Common Errors Part 1 was presented yesterday Scientific Overview Start At the start, mass is at rest. The property of inertia inherent in the mass resists changes in velocity (a vector with magnitude and direction) and according to Newton’s first law will maintain this [...]
Share I’ve been criticized on focusing too much on Clyde Hart and John Smith. What about Tom Tellez? Coach of Carl Lewis, Michael Marsh, Joe DeLoach, and LeRoy Burrell with the Santa Monica Track Club? Even Jenny Adams up until the end of the 2002 season? On the Collegiate level, Tellez is currently the head [...]
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