Mike Rodgers should be getting all the attention with a dual sub-6.50 60 meter dash indoors, as he ran 6.49 and 6.48 in the thin air of Albuquerque (5300ft or 1600m elevation). But the past weekend had Christophe Lemaitre steal the show with a 6.58 60m performance at the 2011 French Indoor … [Read more...] about Christophe Lemaitre 6.58 60m Video, 2011 French Indoor Nationals
Archives for February 2011
Kirani James 44.80 indoor 400 meters Video
Kirani James of Grenada, currently a sophomore at the University of Alabama, won the SEC Championships Men’s 400 meters in a time of 44.80, just missing the 44.57 World Record set by Kerron Clement in 2005. Just a couple of things to point out before we get to the video. First, note the block … [Read more...] about Kirani James 44.80 indoor 400 meters Video
How to Improve Your Soccer Acceleration
This article is guest blogged by Jonas Forsberg of YouthSoccerSpeed.com Do you as a coach feel the importance of acceleration in the game of soccer, but due to information-overload out there, you don't know who to listen to or what methods to follow? I don't blame you. According to research, … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Soccer Acceleration
This Is Your Life – Jesse Owens
This Is Your Life Olympic Champions - Jesse Owens and Duke Kahanamoku February is Black History Month in the USA and Canada. In the UK, it is celebrated in October. I’m not sure how many readers remember the TV show This is Your Life with Ralph Edwards. It was aired on Black and White … [Read more...] about This Is Your Life – Jesse Owens
Track and Field News: 60 meter USA Videos
In all fairness to the last post on the three recent 60 meter European races, here are the two races on American soil. Last year, Nesta Carter made huge improvements in the 100 meters by lowering his PB in the 100 m from 9.91 to 9.78 in Rieti. (see the Video of 2010 Rieti here). Only five … [Read more...] about Track and Field News: 60 meter USA Videos
100 Meters Elastic Power and Strength Test Correlation
Recently, we had some testing done, and I just wanted to point out the correlation between 100 meters times and Elastic Power and Strength. I think it’s pretty obvious why we do weight training, explosive Olympic lifts, and plyometrics as part of our routine. If you want to ran a faster 40 yard … [Read more...] about 100 Meters Elastic Power and Strength Test Correlation
Track and Field News: 60 meter European Videos
I am putting up 3 videos from a 12 day span for the Men’s 60 meters. There are several reasons for doing this. First, I needed to do some high speed analysis of the best sprinters in the world excluding the top 3 usual suspects Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, and Asafa Powell. I have a … [Read more...] about Track and Field News: 60 meter European Videos
Stealing Second and Third Base: The Secret are in the Hands
Baseball and spring training is around the corner. See my previous post on the 60 yard dash here and here. Adarian Barr was one of the first coaches to say that the hands were the most important aspect in setting a PB in the 100 meter sprint. He was willing to help anyone who listened, … [Read more...] about Stealing Second and Third Base: The Secret are in the Hands
How to Race the Indoor 600 meters
I was lucky to be in Sherbrooke, Quebec (Canada) in 1987 and witnessed Chip Jenkins setting an American record of 1:15.80 for 600 meters missing the World Record of 1:15.77. Chip is my friend on Facebook, so I’ll ask him to comment on this after I publish this article. Today (at the time of this … [Read more...] about How to Race the Indoor 600 meters
Sprinting for Soccer Speed
This article is guest blogged by Jonas Forsberg of YouthSoccerSpeed.com The reason I got into primarily speed training for soccer players was due to my own experience as a young soccer player. At the age of 15 I was extremely fast and explosive, and if I haven't injured my ACL it could most likely … [Read more...] about Sprinting for Soccer Speed
