By Robert Marchetti, Assistant Track Coach at Rider University When extreme runners (Xtreme) run or cycle down mountains, over rocks and other objects, they must view the ground ahead. They must know where to get a solid foot plant, to gingerly step, or where they should avoid stepping. This is … [Read more...] about Visual Steering: Approach Accuracy in the Long and Triple Jump
Horizontal Jumps – Teaching Leg Extension & Landings
By Robert Marchetti, Assistant Track Coach, Rider University. The landing in the long jump and the last phase of the triple jump is marked by the extension of the legs in front of the athlete before contact. Many coaches struggle with teaching this aspect of the horizontal jumps. Hopefully with … [Read more...] about Horizontal Jumps – Teaching Leg Extension & Landings
Elbow Action in Sprinting – Myth vs Reality
By Robert Marchetti, Rider University, Assistant Track Coach One of the great coaching myths about sprinting is that the elbow joint should remain locked at 90 degrees, fixed throughout the movement. Carefully observing most great sprinters will reveal this is not the case. The elbow angle … [Read more...] about Elbow Action in Sprinting – Myth vs Reality
Coaching Strategies For Barrier Heights During Plyometrics
This article is guest posted by Robert Marchetti of Rider University and organizer of the LinkedIn Track and Field Coaches Group with over 6000+ coaches. Robert also wrote Solving the Problem of a Short Step Phase Triple Jump. Coaching Strategies For Barrier Heights During Plyometrics This … [Read more...] about Coaching Strategies For Barrier Heights During Plyometrics
Solving the Problem of a Short Step Phase Triple Jump
This article is guest posted by Robert Marchetti of Rider University and organizer of the LinkedIn Track and Field Coaches Group with over 6000+ coaches. I coach track and field as an Assistant Coach at Rider University, a small NCAA Division I school, in Lawrenceville, NJ. One of the events I … [Read more...] about Solving the Problem of a Short Step Phase Triple Jump
