This tutorial is guest blogged by Mike Goss, CSCS, and Level II USATF, jumps, throws, and combined events. Mike is also in the Coaches Advisory for USATF-GA. Click here for all articles written by Mike Goss. The inclusion of force application and postural drills improves performance in … [Read more...] about Force Application and Body Alignment, Part I: Drills for Touchdown and Posture
Archives for October 2015
What is the WR for Baseball’s Inside-the-park Home Run?
With the baseball season ending, it's fitting I write a short note about baseball and speed. Note that sometimes it is scored as a Triple AND an error. But according to the rules, an inside-the-park home run is scored when: A player must touch all four bases (in the order of first, second and … [Read more...] about What is the WR for Baseball’s Inside-the-park Home Run?
China’s Su Bingtian Secret to Breaking 10 seconds for 100 meters
Su Bingtian made history this year by becoming the first man in China to break the elusive 10 seconds barrier for 100 meters not once, but twice. He ran 9.99 in Eugene, followed by another 9.99 (-0.4) at the 2015 Beijing World Championships semi-finals which qualified him for the finals. After … [Read more...] about China’s Su Bingtian Secret to Breaking 10 seconds for 100 meters
Can You Sprint 380m in 80 Seconds? How about Wheelchairs?
It's quite simple. Sprint, in training flats, 380m in 80 seconds. With people possibly in your way. On the London Undergound Circle Line, from Mansion House to Cannon Street, the distance is only 380 meters, and it takes 80 seconds from the first door opening to the closing of the next door … [Read more...] about Can You Sprint 380m in 80 Seconds? How about Wheelchairs?
Improve Block Starts with Real Commands and OnYourMarks App
Tapani Keränen is a biomechanists at KIHU, the Research Institute for Olympic Sports in Jyväskylä, Finland. He has participated in many of the studies carried out about the hurdles and jumps. Tapani is also a coach and has the ability to help coaches to understand the biomechanics in an easy … [Read more...] about Improve Block Starts with Real Commands and OnYourMarks App
Winter Training
The subject of winter training gets discussed a lot, and I expect very few coaches need advice. However, there will be a lot of athletes who read Jimson's blogs and also there might be a few people who may be considering starting athletics who might want to understand such things. Let me start … [Read more...] about Winter Training
List of Top 20 Medicine Ball Exercises
Since it's GPP fall training, here is another continuation of articles dedicated to core training. See Isometrics and Ab Core Exercises – The Hidden Secret? and Core Muscle Training: How much is Enough? I LOVE medicine or med balls so I am biased in this article. They are cheap - yet, can be … [Read more...] about List of Top 20 Medicine Ball Exercises
Experience at the World Stage
By Lee Ness. I'm no rugby fan, but the expectation for the sacking of Stuart Lancaster by the England RFU has parallels with track and field that is close to my heart. So, knowing little about rugby, my understanding is that Lancaster did a decent job coming into the world cup but then … [Read more...] about Experience at the World Stage
Vitamins and Minerals that Affect Absorption
The Human Body is a complex piece of equipment. For example, if you take a 500mg Vitamin C pill, is the entire 500m absorbed into your body? Are you sure? Are you sure that 500mg is still 500mg after you open it, with air trapped in the bottle, and shaking the bottle up and down a few times? Are … [Read more...] about Vitamins and Minerals that Affect Absorption
Recovery and Regeneration with Marco Cardinale
I had the pleasure of interviewing 6 top coaches and sport scientists around the world for the upcoming IAAF New Studies in Athletics journal. It's a paid printed edition, with the digital version available free of charge after 2 years. So my 2014 articles are not available until next year. The … [Read more...] about Recovery and Regeneration with Marco Cardinale
