Using General Strength in the Training Regimen Boo Schexnayder, Schexnayder Athletic Consulting General Strength exercises are exercises that develop strength, using the athlete’s bodyweight as the sole load or resistance. In general strength work no external loading is applied. General strength exercises can run the gamut from simple traditional exercises like the pushup or the…
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Development of Speed in the Horizontal Jumper
Development of speed in the horizontal jumper is one of the most important and difficult tasks that coaches face. In one sense, development of speed is an extremely simple process. When simple guidelines are patiently followed, the program will generally be successful. But in another sense, development of speed is an extremely complex process with…
Lowering the Center of Mass for the Triple Jump Take Off
Lowering the Center of Mass for the Triple Jump Takeoff Boo Schexnayder The History In my formative years of coaching, I became intrigued with the takeoff from the board in the triple jump. Drawing upon my coaching experience in this and other events, there were several factors I was convinced were important to success. Of…
Developing Speed in the High School Athlete
Most coaches would probably classify speed as the most critical of all athletic abilities. Yet in spite of this importance, in many programs speed abilities go largely undeveloped. This is often because of the faulty assumption that speed cannot be improved, or simply because so many training systems follow traditional yet ineffective means for developing…
Review: Event Specialist Certification Course (USTFCCCA)
A couple of weeks ago I attended the first ever Event Specialist Certification Course run by the US Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In essence, it is the evolution of the old USATF Level II School that has fallen off over the past couple of years.** I can’t really say I…
3 Phases of the Horizontal Jumps Approach
INTRODUCTION The key to a great jumping performance is consistency. Consistency in the approach begins in the first two to three strides of the approach run-up. The horizontal jumps approach has the same goal as any short sprint race: to accelerate as long as possible and to hold maximum velocity. I plan on talking about…
Mechanics of the Jump Approach (Part I)
MECHANICS OF THE JUMP APPROACH A Manuscript by Irving Schexnayder, University of Southwestern Louisiana Importance of the Jump Approach When projected into flight, the center of mass of any object (including the human body) follows a predetermined, predictable, unalterable parabolic curve. Thus, establishment of the proper flight path is totally dependant upon proper force application…