Featuring:
- Clyde Hart - Baylor University Director of Track & Field
- Maurice Wilson - Jamaican National Track & Field Team Head Coach (2012 Olympic Games)
- Pat Henry - Texas A&M Head Coach
- Dana Boone - Texas State University Head Coach
- Joey Woody - Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at the University of Iowa
- Adrian Wheatley - University of Illinois Men's Assistant Coach
- John Smith - former UCLA Sprint Coach
- Lance Brauman - former University of Arkansas Sprint and Hurdles Coach
- Tom Tellez - former University of Houston Head Coach
- Brian Fitzgerald - former Rio Mesa High School (CA) Head Coach
- Monte Stratton - Coach of 87 Division I All-Americans at TCU and UT-Arlington
- Dwayne Miller - Norfolk Real Deal Track Club Head Coach
The coaches in this "Best Of" video have guided some of the world's top athletes, including All-Americans, NCAA champions, and even Olympic Champions! You'll get tons of drills from some of the biggest names in sprint coaching history, all of which are designed to help you churn out championship sprinters year after year.
Creating a Dynamic Warm Up
Creating a strong dynamic warm up is the foundation of great sprinting practices. In the video's opening segment, Monte Stratton takes viewers through U.S. Olympian Doc Patton's dynamic warm up, beginning with ground drills and leg swings to improve range of motion. From there, Lance Brauman demonstrates a variety of skip drills, providing insights on what coaches should cue and look for with their athletes. Also in this segment, Baylor's legendary Clyde Hart shares his views on adding hard strides and sprints to the end of the warm up to help further prepare the body for high intensity efforts.
Developing a Powerful Start
A powerful aggressive start can make the difference between winning and losing a race. In this part of the video, Maurice Wilson takes you through his pre-block work routine, demonstrating how to help athletes create powerful starts before they step into the blocks. This segment includes a variety of coach-assisted drills and various starting positions, including falling, two, and four point starts.
Coach Stratton discusses proper block set ups and body position to maximize an athlete's explosive push from the pedals. At the end of the segment, Brian Fitzgerald also discusses how to set blocks up on the curve, to help athletes run an effective race in the 200 and 400 meters.
Proper Sprint Form
Throughout the video, coaches continuously share their views on proper sprint form and technique. Texas A&M's Pat Henry uses the wicket drill and an acceleration drill to discuss proper body positions in both the acceleration and max velocity phases of running. He breaks down various cues and body positions that coaches should look for, as well as ways to cue the athletes into proper alignment. Also in this segment, Dana Boone shows a variety of postural drills, including sprinting while jumping rope to promote proper cycling of the legs.
This video is full of drills and insights from top level coaches. However, one particular drill that stands out is Coach Hart's 'Event 300' drill. In this drill, Hart has an athlete run segments against a timer to help promote proper rhythm and energy expenditure during the first 300 meters of the 400 meter race. While the drill is great, Coach Hart's excellent break down of specific efforts in each phase of the run is what makes this exercise so effective.
If you can only buy one video on sprinting this year, this one is the way to go. It's packed with numerous drills, tips, and insights from some of the world's best coaches and should be a staple in any respected track & field coach's library.
140 minutes. 2019.
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