The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) just announced their regional awards for the 2019 Indoor Season. Three Harvard University coaches affiliated with Complete Track and Field won Northeast Regional Coach of the Year Honors: 🔥Marc Mangiacotti (Men’s Assistant) – CTF Clinic CoDirector, Hurdles Group Lead Instructor & author of…
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How to ‘Reverse Engineer’ the College Schedule to fit HS Season Length
I got on the phone with Kebba Tolbert the other night because I had some questions. We decided to record it. I had the hour long conversation transcribed and it came out to 24 pages of additional content. If you haven’t already read my entire interview with Kebba, you can get it here for free….
Unicorns, Show Ponies, & The Mythical Straight Leg Bound Progression
In 2012 I spoke at the MF athletic All Star Track and Field Clinic in Atlantic city. I roomed with Tony Veney. If you’ve ever roomed with Tony Veney, it is quite the experience! (Don’t be mad at me Tony!) During one of my breaks, I had the opportunity to sit in on a lecture…
Sprinters Need to Stop Running in Practice
Running is not sprinting. Sprinting is not running. Let’s say you can currently throw a fastball 90mph. You want to get it to 100mph. Do you think the solution is to spend the bulk of your time throwing large volumes of pitches at 75 miles per hour? No because that would be dumb. Sprinters hate…
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…
Answers to track & field training questions
Today I’m guest blogging here at CompleteTrackandField.com. I want to share a few responses to some of the questions I’ve been getting. Since we’re ‘in season’ right now, I can’t commit to writing extensive responses, but I do the best that I can to share what I know. Q: My son is with the Edmonton…