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230+ Coaching Articles for Track & Field, Athletics, and other sports:
Football & Basketball Speed and Drills:
- SOME OF THE STANDARD FOOTBALL SPEED AND AGILITY DRILLS THAT THE SCOUTS USE
- BASKETBALL TRAINING INFORMATION
Speed Training (40 yard dash - 60 meters - 100/200 meters):
- Speed Training
- TRAINING FOR SPEED STRENGTH
- TRAINING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF MAXIMUM SPEED: FLAT RUNNING OR RESISTANCE TRAINING?
- THE DRIVE TO THE FINISH LINE
- TRAINING IMPLICATIONS OF STRIDE LENGTH ANALYSIS
- RUNNING THE TURNS (OR CURVES)
- Better_baton_passing
- The_Start (For a clinic on Valeri Borzov's starting technique, see Speedendurance.com)
- The_foot_drills
- Ground_contact
- Training for maximum speed - flat running or resistance training
400 meters (visit Speedendurance.com for a detailed look on the 400)
- Speed strength endurance and 400m performance
- 400M RHYTHM WORKOUT - a workout from John Smith
- LONG SPRINT TRAINING SESSIONS - COMPETITIVE SEASON
- LONG SPRINT TRAINING SESSIONS - PRE-COMPETITIVE SEASON
- LACTATE- It is not lactic acid's fault
- LOOKING_AT_100-200_AND_200-400 RATIOS
800 meters - 1500 meters - Steeplechase - distance running - Cross-Country:
- 1500/MILE TRAINING SESSIONS - PRE COMPETITIVE SEASON
- DISTANCE TRAINING - SPECIFIC TRAINING BY EVENT
- SHORT MIDDLE DISTANCE (600-1000M) TRAINING SESSIONS COMPETITIVE SEASON
- SHORT MIDDLE DISTANCE (600-1000M) TRAINING SESSIONS PRE-COMPETITIVE SEASON
- A Goal-Setting Strategy For Endurance Athletes
- Strength Training For Endurance Runners With Applications To Other Events
- Steeplechase Technique
- 800_and_1500_meters
- Endurance_training
- Coaching_Cross_Country
- Evolution_of_marathon_training
- Endurance_performers_and_iron_deficiency
- Middle_and_long_distance_races_viewed_from_the_perspective
Hurdles (short & long):
- Reflections on a change in the height of the hurdles in the women's sprint hurdles event
- Specific Flexibility In The Hurdles
- The Hurdles
- THE SHORT HURDLES
- THE LONG HURDLES
- 400-Meter Hurdle Theory
- Components Of The 400m Hurdles
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPRINT HURDLES
- Colin_Jacksons_hurdle_clearance_technique
- Hurdling_abstracts
- Angular_Momentum_of_Hurdle_Clearance
- Blocked_vs_random_practice_with_drills_for_hurdlers
The Jumps (in general) :
- THE JUMPS- LONG, TRIPLE, HIGH & POLE VAULT
- The Jumps
- Training principles for jumpers: Implications for special strength development
- Approach_speed_and_performance_in_the_horizontal_jumps
- Teaching_the_long_and_triple_jumps
- Training principles for jumpers - implications for special strength
High Jump:
- The Rotation Over The Bar In The Fosbury-Flop High Jump
- The High Jump
- High Jump: Technical Aspects
- High Jump: The Straddle and the Flop
- High_Jump_abstracts
Long Jump:
Triple Jump:
Pole Vault:
- The Pole Vault
- POLE VAULT
- BEGINNING POLE VAULTING PROGRESSIONS AND FORMULAS
- Groundwork For The Pole Vault
- EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO POLE VAULT SAFETY
- Troubleshooting The Pole Vault
- VISUAL SKILL AND POLE VAULTING
- Beginning_pole_vaulting_progress
- Pole_vault_coaches_check_list
- Pole_vault_progress
The Throws (general):
- Technique And Rhythm In The Throws
- The Throws
- Mixing Weights And Plyometrics For Maximum Results on Throwing Events
Hammer Throw:
- The Hammer Throw
- Hammer_throwing_the_right_foot_liftoff_180_degrees_dilemma
- Teaching The Women's Hammer
Shot Put:
- Roundtable: Rotational Versus Glide Technique In The Shot Put
- The Shot Put
- Critical_factors_in_the_shot_put
Discus:
Javelin:
- The Javelin
- Why did the senior javelin specification have to be changed?
- 3-Dimensional_kinematic_analysis_of_elite_javelin_thrower
Decathlon:
- CHALLENGE DECATHLON - BARRIERS ON THE WAY TO BECOMING THE "KING OF ATHLETES"
- DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR THE DECATHLON by SHELDON BLOCKBURGER
- Decathlon_toward_a_balanced_and_sustainable
- Development_and_training_techniques_of_American_Decathletes by Bevan T. Hart and Chris Huffins
Strength Training, Weight Training & Plyometrics: (see also the Supertraining Blog's weight training section)
- STRENGTH TRAINING FOR SPRINTERS
- Strength Assessment
- Muscle Architecture, Mechanics and Specific Adaptation to Resistance Training
- THE OLYMPIC LIFTS- The Clean and the Snatch
- Weightlifting_in_training_for_athletics
- Weightlifting_in_training_for_athletics_part2
- Strength_muscular_endurance_and_power_in_sports
- Philosophy of Plyometric Training
- Plyometrics_in_the_pool
- Plyometrics Roundtable
Abdominals and Core Stabilty:
- THE OUTER UNIT by Paul Chek
- The Inner_Unit by Paul Chek - A NEW FRONTIER IN ABDOMINAL TRAINING
- THE FUNCTION OF THE MID-TORSO IN SPORT ACTIVITIES
- Core stabilisation training for middle and long-distance runners
Injuries:
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- New Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis
- Pain in the Achilles
- Evolution of injuries in athletics
- Ankle: Proprioceptive exercises balance rehabilitation
- Heel pain treatments stretch patients’ tolerance
- Overtraining
- OVERUSE INJURIES!
- Physical exercise in the treatment of low back pain: A Guideline for athletes
- Sides Stitches
- STRENGTHENING THE ROTATOR CUFF
- STRENGTHENING THE TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE MUSCLE
- Update And Reflections On The Athletic Health Care System High School Injury Surveillance Study
- Rotator Cuff
- The Knee
- Hamstring_injuries_in_sprinting
- Evolution_of_injuries_in_athletics
- Ten_laws_of_running_injuries
- Over_training
Women's section:
- Strength Training For Women: Some Hormonal Considerations
- The physical work capacity of female athletes and its determining factors
- The 2000m Steeplechase for Women
- 10 Things Coaches Can Do To Help Prevent Eating Disorders In Their Athletes
- Effects of 24 Weeks of Whole Body Vibration Training on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Untrained Females
- Endurance performers and iron-deficiency
- Individual_approach_to_womens_training_in_speed_and_power
Youth Training:
- The Pros And Cons Of Using Resisted And Assisted Training Methods With High School Sprinters: Parachutes, Tubing, And Towing
- Tips for Avoiding Sports Injuries in Children and Adolescents
- Some features of the anatomy and exercise physiology of children, relating to training
- Raising Winners: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids Succeed On and Off the Playing Field
- How to prevent dropout in competitive sport
- Identifying and developing junior elite athletes
- Rage in youth sports discussion
- BEGINNING: STARTING A RUNNING/FITNESS TRAINING PROGRAM
- High_school_track_coach_survey
- Preparation_of_junior_athletes
- Identifying_and_developing_junior_elite_athletes
- Teaching_beginners_to_hurdle
- What_are_the_effects_of_parental_and_coaching_pressures
- Some_features_of_the_anatomy_and_exercise_physiology_of_children
- Upfront_communication_with_parents_of_young_athletes
The Warm Up:
Race Walking:
- The Judging Of Race Walking
- The Grace And Disgrace OF Race Walking
- Correct_race_walking_technique_and_judging
Stretching & Flexibility:
- The Effect of Static Stretch and Dynamic Range of Motion Training on the Flexibility of the Hamstring Muscles
- Flexibility_training
- Microstretching__a_new_recovery_and_regeneration_technique
Sports Psychology:
- A Method For Enhancing The Psychological Skills Of Track And Field Athletes
- Who_uses_mental_practice
- Why_mental_practice_works
- Build_confidence_with_affirmations_and_self_talk
- Use_visual_rehearsal_to_fine_tune_your_style
Training, Planning, and Peaking:
- 24 Consensus Principles of Athletic Training
- Annual_training_programmes_and_the_sport_specific
- Peaking_for_competitions
- Planning_the_training_program
- Periodization_principles_for_strength
- Learn_the_15_laws_of_training
- Methodical_approach_to_training
- Basis_for_training
- Training_theory
- Workout_planning
- Variables_of_training
- Annual Training Program.htm
- DETERMINING YOUR "BEST DISTANCE"
- Common_characteristics_of_successful_endurance_programs
Nutrition:
Heat Training:
Sport Science & other articles:
- Heart Rate Training for Improved Running Performance
- Sergey Bubka - An Athletes View Of Limits And Possibilities
- Muscle Fiber Types and Training
- HYDROTHERAPY or hydrotraining
- YOU NEED A NEEDS ANALYSIS
- Training for Proprioception & Function
- THE SKILLS OF PROGRAMMING THE TRAINING PROCESS
- Sports Vision
- An_antidote_for_competitive_stress
- A_graphical_model_for_interval_training
- Barefoot_running
- Biomechanical_analysis
- Biomechanics
- Comparison_of_successful_sport_systems
- Cryotherapy_for_acute_ankle_sprains
- Developing_control_of_movement
- Energy_systems
- Energy_system_contribution_in_track running
- Biomotor Abilities: The Components of Fitness
- Gospel_according_to_joe
- Growth_and_development
- How_does_vo2_evolve_during_the_800m
- I_cant_catch_my_breath
- Kinematic_analysis_of_jolanda_ceplak
- Lactate_threshold_application_to_training_and_performance
- Learning_and_performance_effects_of_practice
- Methods_of_training_for_distance
- Methods_to_increase_the_delivery_of_oxygen
- Practical_management_vocal_chord_dysfunction
- Prevention_and_management_of_respiratory_tract_infections_in athletes
- Reflections_on_the_professionalism_of_coaches
- Restoration and Regeneration: The Role of Chiropractic in Sport
- Running_and_your_health
- Selection_design_of_event_specific_exercises
- Sensory_motor_learning
- Skills_of_programming_the_training_process
- The Biomechanics of Long Distance Runningÿ A running stride
- What_an_american_runner_can_do
- Winter_work
