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Sprint Mechanics with Shelia Burrell

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August 28, 2012 by Jimson Lee 5 Comments

Shelia Burrell’s track career as an athlete spans from 1991 to 2004 where she was  2004 Olympic Trials champion in the Heptathlon.

Burrell is also the 2001 World Outdoor bronze medalist and 4-time USA Outdoor champion (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004).

Her PR is 6472 points set in 2001.

In this video, Shelia Burrell demonstrates and explains Sprint Mechanics provided by Coaches Choice (www.coacheschoice.com).

Here is the video on YouTube:

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Category iconCoaching,  Track & Field,  Training,  Videos Tag iconShelia Burrell

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. adarian says

    August 28, 2012 at 7:32 am

    Two questions, one is if it is about force application why doesn’t he move forward faster when the foot contacts the ground?
    Second question is if you flex at the hip when doing the drill how is that a core issue? I would think it would be a glute issues. I could see it being a core issues if he spine was flexing and bowing. But if that was the case his core is working fine as that is what it does.

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    • William says

      August 28, 2012 at 7:43 am

      Adarian, why would th athlete flexing at the hip during the drill be a “glute” issue as opposed to a “core” issue?

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  2. Brian says

    August 28, 2012 at 8:19 am

    I think I can answer the second question – it’s an action/reaction thing. Flexing at the hip and then extending forcefully down and back propels the hips up and forward. Because it’s done leg-to-leg alternating, massive rotational forces are involved, and maintaining the center line is the province of the core musculature. Yes?

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  3. Tim says

    August 28, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Hey Jimson,

    I have been struggling with some thoughts for the past couple of weeks (and I wrote a blog post to help myself work through it), but watching the video makes me scratch my head and question what I know.

    In the video, she is making the point (in the fast leg drill) of getting your foot back down as quickly as possible. That seems reasonable; I am hoping that this is so you give yourself a longer opportunity to have ground contact and thereby generate greater force – that compared to trying to simply increase stride rate. Is that the case?

    …Tim

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  4. Peter Farlow says

    August 28, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Great video, Jimson. I will definitely keep this drill in mind when I rework the warmup drills I have my sprinters doing.

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