On Thursday (4/23) and Friday (4/24) we’re running the 2nd (and final) round of our CTF live Zoom webinar. The first time we ran it, we opened it to the first 100 coaches who signed up and it sold out in less than 21 hours. This time, we’re once again making it available to the first 100 coaches who sign up. As of this writing (1pm on 4/21) we’re almost half way to capacity. Here’s the original promotion. I highly recommend you attend: ==-=-==–=-= I’m really excited about the topic for several reasons, not the least of which being that I haven’t seen anyone else teach these topics, and I think it’s something you’ll want to be a part of. Here’s the rundown: At some point…
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Rotational Shot Put (Video)
Coach Boo Schexnayder highlights teaching progressions for the rotational shot put, while addressing preliminary movements such as the grip, stand and wind. In this clip, he defines the differences in the positioning of the rotational style and the glide style, offering effective strategies to teach both styles. —There are slight differences in the positioning of the shot and the rotational style when compared to the glide style. —In the glide style the shot contacts the front of the neck and is cradled with the lower elbow and supported a bit from underneath in many cases. —In the rotational style the elbow is higher and the shot often rises a bit higher, contacting the side of the neck more than in the glide. —Beginning…
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…
Medicine Ball Drills for Throwing Events (Video)
In the video below, Coach Boo Schexnayder introduces two medicine ball drills designed to teach upper and lower body mechanics in the throwing events. These drills are simple and easy to follow, allowing the thrower to focus on basic mechanics during each phase of the throw. This exercise is designed to teach basic upper and lower body mechanics and the proper integration of the two. * Related article: Upper Body Mechanics in the Throws * Related article: Lower Body Mechanics in the Throws –The exercises are all double arm throws done with medicine balls. –The simplicity of the double arm ball throw enable the thrower to focus on basic mechanics and eliminates any distraction the strike may cause. –The first drill…
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….
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…
The Training Environment – The Forgotten Stimulus
The training environment, depending on the situation, lies on both ends of the spectrum of control and influence we as coaches have on a practice session. The real art is managing the environmental factors that are both active and passively affecting what is taking place and what is being produced during the session. What can you do to maximize or create positive influence of the training environment? Conversely, what can to you do to minimize or dismiss negative influence of the training environment? Before tackle these questions, there’s a couple things we need to actively, not passively, acknowledge. 1) All learning takes place in a physical environment with quantifiable and perceptible physical characteristics. Whether sitting and watching film in a small room, outside in 80…
2015 Complete Track and Field Clinic Registration Update
We’ve been getting an increased number of calls and emails about the 2015 Complete Track and Field Clinic to be held July 18 & 19 at Harvard University. I understand many of you are trying to plan your summers so I wanted to give you an update: We’re within a few days of opening ‘Early Bird’ Registration for all event groups. I’m hoping we’ll be open by the end of the week. I am still waiting to get the Hotel Reservation Link. I want to have that information for you so you can reserve your hotel room/s when you register for the clinic. But, this does give you time to let your athletes know they have a small window to register at a reduced cost….
Just Do It… Seriously
I have always been a thinker. I overanalyze literally everything like it’s my job. In many respects, this is a trait that has served me well, especially academically and professionally. But athletically? Not always. During my four years at Wheaton I obsessed over details on the track. I thought out each individual move I was asked to make. I went beyond simple directions and critiques, often seeking out nuances and indiscriminate variances that were; I’m pretty sure, irrelevant to the actual task at hand. Nothing was ever an easy fix. I would get so hung up on trying to execute something perfectly, that 9 times out of 10, I stood in my own way and prevented myself from doing the very things I was…