Here is a block start analysis I did recently. In it, I break down the start of a female high school 100m hurdler all the way over the first hurdle. Early in the video, I compare this athlete to a beautifully violent 3 point block start from one of the world’s fastest 100m sprinters. …
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Speed Endurance for the Sprint Hurdles
Every sprint race has a period where the ability to hold off the effects of fatigue hurts overall performance. In the 100 meter and 100 meter sprint hurdle races, the transition from acceleration, to top end and speed endurance are almost identical. Both races hit max velocity at almost the same location in sub-elite and…
Inside Tony Veney’s Hurdle Program
In this video, I show you the nuts and bolts of Tony Veney’s new high school hurdle training program, ‘Hurdling Using the Rhythm Method’. Tony Veney’s ‘Hurdling Using the Rhythm Method’
Simplified Coaching in the Sprint Hurdles
Simplified Coaching in the Sprint Hurdles Boo Schexnayder, Schexnayder Athletic Consulting Introduction Coaching the sprint hurdles can be a daunting task… many variables and few constants. Here we ease coaching by developing a simple coaching system for the 100 and 110 hurdles. The key to simplifying the hurdles, as in any other technical event, lies…