Each August, before I write my annual plan for the upcoming season, I go back through my workouts, notes and results to determine which elements of my program went well last year, which areas didn’t and why. Then, I adhere to the wisdom of Bruce Lee: Based on my large numbers and lack…
Archives for jumps training
Program Review: Planning Training for the Jumping Events with Boo Schexnayder
As you (hopefully) know, acclaimed jumps coach Boo Schexnayder has just released his newest coaching education Master Class, ‘Planning Training for the Jumping Events‘. For the serious jumps coach, in my opinion, it’s a ‘no brainer’. And, as orders have come in, I’m not surprised to see the same names I always see when a…
Spring Sale + new HJ DVD from Boo Schexnayder
At this point in your time on this planet, I’m confident you understand how a spring sale works. But we’re also launching/releasing/adding Boo Schexnayder’s new ‘High Jump: Technique & Teaching’ DVD (which you can get on its own here) to our curriculum of coaching education resources and expanding his 4 DVD ‘Horizontal Jumps’ package to…
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…
How to Kick Ass This Season
For me, an indoor and spring track coach, the indoor track season starts in 24 days. The pressure and excitement are starting to build. I feel very good about my preparation for the upcoming season, as well as the upgrades I’m making to my programs. (Except for the part where Vince Anderson said I had…
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…