Ah, yes. Dual meets. The bane of the existence of any Championship caliber program. I’ve already written about how I feel about dual meets, so I won’t go into that here. But, if you’re forced to compete in too many dual meets during the season, want to know how to deal with/train around multiple dual…
Archives for 100 meter training
Spring Sale – Lowest Price Ever on CST2
When speaking/presenting at a clinic or conference, it’s customary to give the coaches in attendance a great deal on your programs. So, this winter, when talking to coaches at both the Wisconsin Track Coaches Clinic and New England Track Coaches Clinic, I gave those coaches the lowest price on Complete Speed Training 2 that I’ve…
2 Most Important Words for Coaches
A week or two ago, I sent out a survey asking if you’d be interested in a program based not on training (how many 30s to run or medicine ball throws to do on a Tuesday), but how to organize your program so you can manage large groups of kids (with a small staff) and…
Dealing with shin splints + Get your 100m training questions answered
As sprints coaches, shin splints invariably pop up. Sometimes we get through an entire season without dealing with it, sometimes it’s a few kids and sometimes it’s an epidemic. Here is a question on the topic that Coach Mangiacotti answered from a ‘Building the Perfect 100m Sprinter From Start to Finish’ customer: Question: Good morning…
Want faster sprinters? Focus on this.
Yesterday at practice I had my assistant coach lead the group of 100+ kids while I did some talent identification. Since it was about 30 degrees out and snowing, we weren’t exactly running fly 30s. So what was I looking for to determine who had innate athletic ability? This one skill. To your success, Latif…
Who the $%&* is Marc Mangiacotti?
If you’ve been watching Marc Mangiacotti’s Master Class “Building the Perfect 100m Sprinter From Start to Finish” then you know what a steal it is. But some coaches have yet to get on board. And I’ve been trying to think of reasons why people don’t have it yet. It can’t be the price because…
100m Training Interview with Marc Mangiacotti
The other day I interviewed Marc Mangiacotti on a wide range of topics related to developing 100 meter sprinters. We had an interesting discussion and the transcribed result is 29 pages of really good ideas and information. I can honestly say I came out of it with some new ideas and I think you will…
How to Train 100 Meter Runners
Where I live, spring track officially starts March 21, one week from today. So this week is an important planning week because it sets the foundation for the progressions I’ll use this season. To help make sure you’re ready to help all of your 100m runners (as well as hurdlers, jumpers and 400 runners)…
3 Things I Learned at the Wisconsin Track Coaches’ Clinic
Two weekends ago I had the opportunity to speak at the Wisconsin State Track Coaches’ Clinic. With over 1000 coaches in attendance and in doing 6 presentations over the course of 2 days, I left with my head spinning. Before I jump in, I’d like to take a moment to thank the WISTCA staff….
Sprints Q&A: Block settings, finishing races and 400m workouts
Here are answers to three training questions I received lately: Question #1: What is your view on right leg vs left leg forward/back in blocks? -T.H. MY ANSWER: My view on right leg v left leg in the blocks is pretty standard, I believe. Generally, left handed people have their right leg forward in the…
Answers to track & field training questions
Today I’m guest blogging here at CompleteTrackandField.com. I want to share a few responses to some of the questions I’ve been getting. Since we’re ‘in season’ right now, I can’t commit to writing extensive responses, but I do the best that I can to share what I know. Q: My son is with the Edmonton…
Arm Action – The Easiest Way to Faster Running
Track and Field Coach Tom Tellez shows how to teach arm action and why it is crucial to the success of your sprinters.
Once taught properly, there will be an immediate impact on your athletes running speed.