Measuring what Matters Part 2- Acceleration By Carl Valle In terms of time contribution, acceleration is a major contributor to the performance in a 100m race, but technically only a quarter of the time in a 200m race. The sport of sprinting has evolved in a way which requires having a complete race, not just being…
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Learning from the Legends (Over 50% off!)
Dan Pfaff and Tom Tellez are, without question, two of the greatest track and field coaches in the history of the sport. A couple of years ago they recorded a seminar together covering a whole range of topics in the sprints, hurdles, jumps *and* throws. Now you can get immediate access to that seminar for…
Measuring what Matters – Guidelines to Evaluating Practice Times
Part 1 Is Your Sprinter a Diva or a Rock Star? By Carl Valle The purpose of this article series is to break down the 100m sprint and 200m sprint events into four testing qualities; Acceleration, Maximal Speed, Speed Endurance, and some specific work capacity. While this series is focused on the short sprints, other…
Young Sprinters Struggle with Erectile Dysfunction
Young Sprinters Struggle with Erectile Dysfunction by Marc Mangiacotti, Brown University Sprints/Hurdles As soon as you read “erectile dysfunction” you probably thought about a problem some men have as they grow older. For them…there is a blue pill to help fix their dilemma. Young sprinters struggle with a different type of erectile dysfunction. Youngsters…
2011 New England Sprints & Jumps Clinic (Major Update)
Just a reminder that the ‘Early Bird’ registration discount comes to a close one week from today (June 15). So I highly recommend you sign up now, if you haven’t already. If you know me, you know I’m a big fan of diversity. So I’m really excited about the fact that our reach extends…
3 Rules for Developing Speed
If I had to pick one thing that contributed to the success of my sprints/hurdles/jumps program this year, especially being in a new (distance runner based) school, it would be this: I went back to the basics. And the truth is I simply had no choice. This spring, for example, I had to teach…
The Truth about ‘Peaking’
It’s Championship Season and, if you’re a coach, you’re hoping you’ve put your athletes in position to have their best performances during this small window of ‘win or go home’ meets. So at this time of year, I get a lot of questions about peaking. -What are the best workouts to get athletes to…
Don’t teach this…
I was on the phone last night with Harvard University sprints/hurdles coach Marc Mangiacotti. He had just returned from his Conference Championship where he got some outstanding results with his sprinters and hurdlers. His top sprinter won both the 100 and 200 with personal bests. Ultimately, his success came down to finally showing patience during the…
Top 3 Reasons to ‘Like’ our New Fan Page
If you haven’t already, here are 3 reasons to bookmark the Complete Track and Field Facebook Fan Page. 1. Email is dead. Ok, it’s not dead. But it’s on life support. Outside of work, how often do you really check your email? If anything, you go right to Facebook. That’s what I do. And…
Q&A: Fixing running technique + 400m workouts
Before I get to the Q&A, here are two new programs/resources you don’t want to miss: 1. After years of requests, I’m excited to announce we’re taking registrations for the 2011 New England Sprints & Jumps Clinic. Register early! 2. If you can’t get enough Track & Field information, tips and ideas, you’ll be…
2011 New England Sprints & Jumps Clinic
The 2011 New England Sprints & Jumps clinic will be held at Brown University on Saturday July 23 and Sunday July 24, 2011. Click here for more information and to register for the event: 2011 New England Sprints & Jumps Clinic If you have questions about the event, please post them in the comment section…
3 Programs You Should Take a Look At
Yesterday I read the Riot Act to my group of sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. Why? We’re changing training phases and that means each event group requires more event specific training. My life becomes monumentally more difficult because instead of having individualized event training twice per week like we did during general prep, we now…