Day 4: EACA Virtual Coaches Corner Tokyo 2020: Long Jump, 200m, 100mH, Discus & Pole Vault (Rain!), 400m, 400mH & 5000m

FIRST VIRTUAL OLYMPICS COACHES CORNER

Today was Day 4 of our athletics Track and Fields Virtual Coaches Corner to discuss today’s events at the Tokyo olympics. Participants included coaches at the Tokyo olympics.

The EACA Virtual Coaches Corner Tokyo 2020 is a free event organised by the European Athletics Coaches Association. See the full details here: Program.

Host

The panel discussions are hosted by Jimson Lee from SpeedEndurance.com, as sponsor to the event.

Today’s panelists

Christine Harrison-Bloomfield (UK)
Former GB National Team athlete; now High Performance Sprints Coach who has worked with Olympic Gold medalist Christine Ohurugu

Frank Dick (UK)
Former GB Head Coach. Personal coach to Olympic, World and European Medalists and Record Holders. Now Chair of Global Athletics Coaching Academy and EACA President

Gunter Lange (GER)
World leader in Endurance Events Coaching and High Performance Strategic Planning. Now Ugandan Special Presidential Assistant in Education and Sport

Rita Engelbrecht (RSA)
World authority on High Performance 100/110 and 400Hs technique and preparation strategy. Formerly South Africa Head Hurdles Coach and coach to Olympic hurlers and mentor to coaches of Olympic and World hurdlers

Danie Cornelius (SA)
Head of TuksAthletics at University of Pretoria and High Performance Coach in Long and Triple. Now Manager of Athletics South Africa Relays programme.

Peter Eriksson (SWE & CAN)
Former GB Head Coach most successful Paralympic Team and Canadian Olympic Athletics Team. Now with Canada’s Own The Podium Programme

Herbert Czingon (GER)
World leading strategist in High Performance Coaching Development across all events. German National Coach in Women’s Pole Vault and personal coach to Olympic, World and European athletes

Coverage in Today’s Coaches Corner Program

Day 4 of the EACA Virtual Coaches Club covers the following track and field events: Long Jump, 200m, 100mH, Discus, Pole Vault, 400m SF, 400mH in the rain, Steeplechase, and 5000m.

Highlights of the discussion

Discus – effect on the rain and shoe technologies? and the delays?
Mens long jump – another tie? Remember Adam Nelson in Athens 2004?
200m QF – Sherika Jackson eased up and did not qualify! Why?
100mH – all about sub 12.40 for gold!
200m SF – Controversy on the the 2 Namibia athletes? Can Shaunae double 200-400?
Pole Vault Qualifying – Newman NH? Sandi Morris 4.40? Was weather a factor, or the poles?
400m – smoking! I predict Gardiner, Kirani, and either Norman or Zambrano for medals, in order. And what happened to Wayde?
400mH – heavy rain!
Steeplechase
5000m & 1500m – Hassan’s fall – will this impact?

Is the NCAA season too harsh? Look at Randolf Ross (400) and Gabby Thomas (200)

Prandini 21.89 at the trials, out with 22.57 today.
Thomas 21.61 at the trials, small q with 22.01.
Battle 21.95 at the trials, out with 23.02.

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