Having been a high school, community college, and 4-year coach at all three levels, I have had to deal with the dilemma surrounding how to make the best use of the dual hurdler, the hurdler who can go both ways. If your boys or girl can run 14.1 in the highs but can’t bust a…
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Cold Weather Training Options
I live in New England where it stays cold until the end of the spring season. So I know my sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers will be practicing and competing in the cold, wind and snow. Since using distance runs, long/slow intervals and other methods of high volume, low intensity training do not prepare speed/power athletes…
Indoor Track Season: Week 1 of 13
Ah, yes! Track season! Simultaneously the source of great fun and great overwhelm. I’ve already posted my annual plan for the track season. But I thought I’d share my Week 1 microcycle. This is my plan for the first week of practice. Will it go this way? Not likely. But since I know the physiological effect…
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’
New hurdle program from Tony Veney. Get it now!
If you didn’t compete as a hurdler, you probably struggle with teaching the event more than you do with the sprints (you need a hurdle program!) OK, I’m talking about myself… But, even if you were a hurdler, as my mentor told me the day he hired me many moons ago, “Just because you ran…
Trail Leg Slide Drill
Trail Leg Slide Drill By Tony Veney Everybody has done some trail leg circles, now we are going to get into trail leg slides. One of the reasons why I like this particular drill is it really requires the athlete to get themselves in the proper position, gets another good stretch into the hips, but…
Hurdle Drills
Hurdle Drills By Tony Veney One of the things that’s a little different aside from frequency and stride length as far as hurdling is concerned and sprint hurdling, as opposed to regular sprinting, is the big split that you are going to get between the legs as a hurdler attacks and moves through their hurdle…
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…