Watch as Coach explains, and a sprinter demonstrates the 400m B-Skip Drill. This is different than the A-Skip Drill as the knee will open and cycle out in front while pulling down. Make sure that […]
Build a Culture of Character with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Stephen Mackey explains that great coaches use sports to develop young men and women to be successful in life. When you develop the person and not the player, you build champions and that can lead […]
Eating Disorders – A Problem Bigger Than “Thin Runners”
By: Rachael Steil Originally Published in: Techniques Magazine Provided by: USTFCCCA In my book, Running in Silence, I describe my struggle with eating disorders as an All-American runner. The following excerpt from the beginning of […]
Long Jump: Optimal Velocity with Brooke Rasnick – Elevate Athletic Recruiting
Optimal velocity is bringing the speed through the board. Help your athletes understand that the feeling of ‘popping off the board’ is not necessary as you are not jumping for height, but distance.
What’s Important Now with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan discusses mental awareness and stresses the importance in today’s environment with all the distractions to stay focused. He uses the acronym W.I.N. which stands for “What’s Important Now” and recommends that everyone ask themselves […]
Controlling Emotions with Steve Rainbolt – Wichita State Univ.
Don’t allow frustrations with an athlete make you lose control of your emotions. Both coaches and athletes must realize that they must be in control of their emotions or their emotions will be in control […]
Pool Pole Vaulting with Shelton Ervin – Summer Creek High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Shelton Ervin explains and shows video of this pool vaulting drill for times of inclement weather. It is important to have a backup plan and be able to have indoor workouts in […]
Sprinters Snatch Lifts with Josh Ireland – Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Watch as Coach explains, and athletes demonstrate these snatch lifts for sprinters. He will discuss the teaching progression in detail for the following lifts: Snatch Press, OH Squat, Drop Snatch, Shrug, Jump Shrug, and more.
What Makes a Bad Coach
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “Even bad teams have optimism. The Bad News Bears’ coach wouldn’t even tell his team that.” – Rob Babcock, Former NBA General […]
300m Hurdle Wall Drills with Jared Sanchez – UW-Oshkosh
Watch as Coach explains, and a hurdler demonstrates these 300m hurdle wall drills. The 1st drill, the Lead Leg Wall Plant, has the hurdler driving the lead leg into the wall. Key positions are the […]
High Jump Takeoff Drills with Nickolas Davis – Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Watch as Coach Nickolas Davis explains, and high jumpers demonstrate these take off drills. The first drill, the High Bar Grab, works on the jumper not diving into the bar. The athlete will work the […]
A-Plus Acceleration – Teaching Optimal Acceleration
By: Reece Vega & Mike Thorson Originally Published in: Techniques Magazine Provided by: USTFCCCA Acceleration in its purest form involves falling and recovery action, with every movement affected by the previous one. Most coaches will […]
Internal vs. External Coaching Cues with Nick Winkelman – The Language of Coaching
Watch as Nick explains that internal cues are biomechanics in the movement process and external cues are outside of the body dealing with a movement outcome and achieving a goal. Examples of both internal and […]
Triple Jump: Skips for Distance with Reuben Jones – Princeton Univ.
‘Skips for distance’ is a great triple jump training tool that works on rhythm, posture, take-off trajectory, and swinging segments. This clip comes from a full-length session that was featured in the National All Sports […]
Sprint Training: Eliminate the Non-Essentials with Tony Holler – Plainfield North High School (IL)
Watch as Coach explains that when preparing for practice, he is not thinking of what he can ADD but what he can REMOVE. He wants to make the practice efficient and focus on getting the […]
Point the Finger at Yourself First
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, you did it. […]
Mini Hurdle Drills with Jared Sanchez – UW-Oshkosh
Watch as Coach explains, and a hurdler demonstrates these mini hurdle drills that work on speed and agility. The hurdles are 6 and 24 inches, but always start the workout using the 24-inch mini hurdles. […]
High Jump Flight Drills with Nickolas Davis – Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Watch as Coach Nickolas Davis explains, and high jumpers demonstrate these flight drills. The series starts with back flops which allow the jumper to feel the arch and become comfortable with it. Arch-overs work on […]
The DXA Method – Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density
By: Donald R. Dengel, Ph.D. Originally Published in: Techniques Magazine Provided by: USTFCCCA Not too long ago, I wrote an article (Dengel & Dengel, 2016) for Techniques for Track & Field and Cross Country on […]
Hurdle Mobility Drills with Josh Zill – Green Bay Preble HS (WI)
Watch as Coach explains, and hurdlers demonstrate these hurdle mobility drills. Athletes should complete the drills in both directions, leading with the left leg first and then the right. The first two drills will place […]
Maintaining Focus Is a Mental Skill with Dr. Brian Zuleger, CMPC – Missouri Institute for Positive Coaching
Dr. Brian Zuleger explains that focus is a mental skill that can be taught. This applies to both coaches and athletes. He discusses time orientation/mindfulness, effective self-talk/power statements, and concentration/what is important right now.
Pole Vault Swimming Pool Drills with Josh Buchholtz – UW-La Crosse
Watch as Coach explains, and pole vaulters demonstrate these swimming pool drills. The drills slow the vault down and allows the vaulter to feel some of the body positions. The vaulters can work on technique […]
Long Jump Warmup Runs with James Thomas – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach James Thomas explains, and long jumpers demonstrate a series of warmup runs. All of these drills will have a walk back as they are high intensity, and the walk back will give […]
Recruiting: Tips for Contacting College Coaches
By: Dr. Micheal Jones – Pasco-Hernando State College Twitter: @TJCF_Basketball As a college coach, we get a high volume of emails every day on recruits. I wanted to provide some examples that may help coaches […]
Long Jump Take Off Drills with Andrew Basler – UW-Milwaukee
Watch as Coach explains, and long jumpers demonstrate these take off drills. Coach likes to use boxes and ramps in these take off drills, as that allows for less impact so the jumpers can get […]
Social Media: Knowing Your Audience with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.
Watch as Garry explains that it is important to be informed and have your own opinions, but it is also important to know who your audience is on social media and realize that not everyone […]
Being Liked vs. Being Respected
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual BEING LIKED V. BEING RESPECTED “I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important and a lot greater than popularity.” – Julius “Dr. J.” Erving, […]
How to Avoid Coaching Burnout with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Coaches will not experience burnout if they do not care about what they do and are not passionate about their work. Most successful coaches put in tremendous amounts of time and effort but without some […]
Culture: Vision and Habits with Kevin DeShazo – Culture Wins
Watch as Kevin explains that if you want to change, you need to create new habits while replacing old unhealthy ones. You also may need to replace healthy habits that are not good for the […]
Dual Hurdle: Mixing Systems and Technical Concerns with Tony Veney – USATF
Watch as Coach Tony Veney explains why he varies his hurdle coaching points, in terms of aggressiveness and clearance, for different types of hurdle events. Coach shares an example of a dual hurdle training day […]