For high school coaches, managing multiple event groups at the same time (as well as managing training for athletes who compete in multiple event groups) is a significant issue that can drastically impact the individual and group success of your team and program. It’s one of the most consistent and popular questions I get. And it’s one of the primary topics I’m going to cover, in depth, during my brand new Zoom webinar class next week. ➡️Click here if you haven’t registered for it yet. To help you get prepared for next week, I’m sharing a video from a panel discussion on this very topic that took place a few years ago at the summer Complete Track and Field Clinic. There are several takeaways from…
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Get Free CTF Programs When You Purchase Freelap
A couple of years ago I invested in a Freelap timing system and man oh man. What a game changer. That thing is a perfect example of ‘once you have it you don’t know how you lived without it’. If you’ve been kicking the tires, but don’t have a system yet OR you have a system and are thinking about adding more transmitters (the yellow cones we call ‘towers’), regular chips, or upgrading to the new Bluetooth chips so you don’t need the ‘Relay Coach’ (aka the thing that goes on the tripod) this email IS for you. Here’s my incentive/offer: If you order a Freelap system, add to/upgrade your Freelap accessories, and/or buy anything from the Simplifaster store through a link I’ve provided, I’ll give you 10% of your total purchase price in CTF Store credit, which…
Multi-Sport Athlete Transitioning to Track & Field
Often, at the high school level, it is common for coaches to persuade their athletes to join the track and field team after finishing up their preferred fall or winter sport. Likely, the main goal for encouraging an athlete to go out for the track team – or the objective for an athlete transitioning to track & field – is to “stay active,” “develop speed/power,” or “get stronger for the next season.” Though not as common at the collegiate level there are times when individuals express interest in becoming dual sport athletes. Participating in two sports in college is not impossible but it takes a special type of athlete to accomplish this, especially at the professional level. Indoor track & field programs…
Remedial Crossover Exercises that Teach Proper Delivery Mechanics (Video)
In this remedial crossover exercises series, Coach Boo Schexnayder has outlined several exercises that can be used to teach the shuffle, in addition to a series of movements that are essential to the proper set up for the delivery in the javelin, discus and rotational shot put events. The remedial cross over series is comprised of exercises used to teach the shuffle and the proceeding crossovers. —These movements are essential to the proper set up for the delivery in the javelin, discus and rotational shot events. —This exercise teaches the remedial movements associated with setting up for the throw after the approach. —The thrower assumes a staggered stance with the left foot forward. —The feet and body are pointed just right of the…
Summer Camp Registration Deadline is This Friday!
If you’re still debating whether or not to come to the clinic this summer, search #ctfclinic on Twitter to see what past attendees said during and after the event. So, every year we get a flood of last minute registrations and countless sad stories from coaches, parents, and athletes who waited too long and get locked out. If you want to take advantage of the $50.00 ‘Early Bird’ discount and NOT have to pay full price, you MUST register by the end of the day this Friday, May 27. ⇒ Register now for the 2016 CTF Summer Clinic (click on the event groups in the menu for their individual pages.) Coaches: Remember, if you send three athletes from your program, you can come for free. If you coach high school…
Summer Sale Sneak Peak – Massive Savings
Our Summer Super Sale will begin on Thursday, July 20 and run through Sunday, July 23. So here’s how it works: From Thursday 7/20 – Sunday 7/23, every Complete Track and Field program is on sale for 25% off when you use coupon code: CTFSUMMER. HOWEVER: Each day of the sale we will be highlighting a specific event group/category where you can get up to 50% off our most popular individual programs and program bundles ON THAT DAY ONLY. For example, all Middle Distance programs will be 25% off all week. But, on Thursday, July 20, all Middle Distance programs will be 40-50% off for that day only. On 7/21, sale prices go back to 25%. If you’re in the market for programs addressing 600m – 1600m,…
Coaches Purpose Statement
Educational policies in America are rife with contradictions and ironies that make it almost impossible to have a personal coaching philosophy that one can feel comfortable with. On one hand, school administration directs that a teacher be transactional in the classroom in regard to student learning. What matters to the administration is the students standardized test score at the end of the course, and that is about it. In fact, teacher evaluation (and their job) is now heavily linked to these performance scores. On the other hand, that same teacher walks a few yards to the locker room and is directed by the supervisors to be a transformational coach in their approach to sport. Relationships must be the focus is the cry. This means that…
4 Reasons to Attend This Strength & Conditioning Certification Course
UPDATE (August 3, 2015, 3:53 PM Eastern): The USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning Certification with Boo Schexnayder is Sold Out! We’ve reached our hard cap of 75 coaches and will no longer be accepting registrations. If you’re one of the coaches who got in, we’ll be nerding out soon with many of the top area high school and college coaches! If you’re on the outside looking in, scroll down to save big on some of Boo’s best coaching programs. -LT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The goal was to get 45 coaches registered for Boo Schexnayder’s T&F Strength and Conditioning Certification Course on August 22-23 at Bishop Hendricken HS in Warwick, RI. With 3 weeks to go, we’ve got 76 coaches registered and will no longer be accepting any entries….
2015 CTF Clinic: Saturday Night Coaches Seminar Details
On Saturday night, we will be holding 3 hours of seminar presentations by our staff. At the conclusion of the presentations, we’ll have a Social running until midnight. We will have a bar so you can enjoy some adult beverages. In fact, we’ll open the bar at 7:30 so you can enjoy a beverage during the presentations. We will also have a medley of snacks for you to eat. This is a great opportunity to get more insight into the planning side of coaching, as well as talk shop with our clinic coaching staff. There is no shortage of good times at the social. Additionally, I will be filming these sessions and I will email you with access once I process them after the clinic….
Motivation
I reached out to Latif, (Latif Thomas), before writing this post. He asked me how I stay motivated especially given the fact that I run one of the most unenjoyable events in the sport. For the record, I don’t consider the 400H unenjoyable (short sprints on the other hand…). Latif posed two questions. What are three things you do or tell yourself to stay motivated when you are sore, tired, hurting, stressed, not performing well etc.? How do you keep yourself motivated to give your honest best when you don’t feel like it? A friend of mine tweeted “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something is more important than fear”. I’ve been reciting this to myself a…
3 Factors More Important Than the ‘Workouts’ You Write
Obviously the ‘workouts’ we prescribe are important to the success of our athletes. But, I’ve said it countless times: My ability to ‘write workouts’ is absolutely not why I’m successful at coaching. I think that’s particularly evident these days. Today I want to share 3 new (and excellent) posts that will make coaches and athletes better, even though they’re not about energy system demands or physiological response. Even better, I love the dichotomy between authors. Because we have a DI sprints coach (and #CTFClinic Sprints Group Leader), elite level HS distance coach, and an emerging professional athlete and DIII National Record Holder in the 400LH. I hope you’ll take the time to read and share these posts with your colleagues and athletes. -Latif Thomas Follow…
Sprints Programs on Sale + New Sprint Hurdles Program from Marc Mangiacotti
First and foremost, both Marc Mangiacotti’s ‘Complete 100m Training‘ and ‘Advanced Concepts in Training 400 Runners‘ programs are on sale this week. And when you get the digital versions, you’ll be registering/logging in at the new home for all of our digital resources. Once we’re fully operational, you’ll only need one username and password to access all programs by all coaches. I’m confident you’ll find it a more efficient way to get to your programs, show videos to your athletes at practice and ask your training questions. But, I also want to let you know about a brand new sprint hurdles training resource Mang just released today called ‘Hurdle Rhythm: Drills & Progressions’. If you coach hurdlers, you’ve no doubt given yourself the full face…