A wiser and older coach once told me: “The higher the level of competition, the further away the coach is required to be from the field of competition.” As a jumps coach, my ultimate goal is to equip athletes with tools in order to self-correct under any circumstance. When the stakes are highest, I want…
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Managing the Meet Warm Up and Warm Down During Competitions
Recently I was watching athletes warming up at a track meet where they had multiple races and rounds to run. I was surprised when I saw a kid I was recruiting running the 100m, 200m and both relays perform her full meet warm up four times with four full warm down routines. How does this…