Dan Pfaff and Tom Tellez are, without question, two of the greatest track and field coaches in the history of the sport. A couple of years ago they recorded a seminar together covering a whole range of topics in the sprints, hurdles, jumps *and* throws. Now you can get immediate access to that seminar for…
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Top 3 Reasons to ‘Like’ our New Fan Page
If you haven’t already, here are 3 reasons to bookmark the Complete Track and Field Facebook Fan Page. 1. Email is dead. Ok, it’s not dead. But it’s on life support. Outside of work, how often do you really check your email? If anything, you go right to Facebook. That’s what I do. And…
3 Programs You Should Take a Look At
Yesterday I read the Riot Act to my group of sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. Why? We’re changing training phases and that means each event group requires more event specific training. My life becomes monumentally more difficult because instead of having individualized event training twice per week like we did during general prep, we now…
Sprints Q&A: Block settings, finishing races and 400m workouts
Here are answers to three training questions I received lately: Question #1: What is your view on right leg vs left leg forward/back in blocks? -T.H. MY ANSWER: My view on right leg v left leg in the blocks is pretty standard, I believe. Generally, left handed people have their right leg forward in the…
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…
Arm Action – The Easiest Way to Faster Running
Track and Field Coach Tom Tellez shows how to teach arm action and why it is crucial to the success of your sprinters.
Once taught properly, there will be an immediate impact on your athletes running speed.