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The Difference Between a Shin Kicking Contest and the 800 Meter Run – Not Much!

If you are an athlete in track and field and you have decided that you wish to master the 800 m run, then you are soon going to find out that this athletic competition is more about your tolerance to pain and your ability to withstand that pain better than your opponent, than it is about your genetic athletic ability. Indeed, I liken the 800m run to a Shin kicking contest, where each opponent kicks the other in the shin until one opponent either falls down, or quits because of the sheer pain and agony. You see, …

Parkview Boys and Wesleyan Girls Crush Competition For Georgia State Track Championships

Parkview High School got wins from Ethan Kasson, Julian Vann, Taron Squires, Davin Nash and Sean Stephenson and rode a bunch of depth in other events to dominate the competition and win the 2009 Georgia State Boys 5A Track Championship. Nine other boys and girls teams won titles. Get the full story and Stephen Hill’s amazing 25-08.75 leap in the long jump.

2009 Prefontaine Classic Had Exactly One Great Leap From Dwight Phillips

The 2009 Prefontaine Classic at legendary Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus came and went almost with a whisper. There was no bang and except for Dwight Phillips mighty 28-foot-8.25-inch long jump-the longest in the world this year-there was not too much to get excited about. Find out the full details of what did not happen.

Mead Boys and Bellarmine Girls Win Washington State Track Championships

Mead High School of Spokane, a legendary distance-running powerhouse, found a new way to win another title at the 2009 Washington State Track & Field Meet at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma (WA) in late May. The Panthers had exactly one individual champion-Keith Webber in the pole vault-but managed to score points in the hurdles and field events to earn 49 points and the 4A big school title. Find out about all of the Washington state Division winners.

Four Easy Steps For a Successful Meet

Ever wanted to know what to do first at a track meet? In the following article I will outline 4 easy steps to help track meet planning and competition a success.

What Qualities Make Up a Good Thrower?

Ever wanted to know if you had what it takes to be a track and field throwing athlete? Read on and found out what it takes.

Coaching the Younger Jumper – Part 2

This is the 2nd in a Series of Coaching the Younger Long Jumper. The article also rationalizes the need for coaches to improve their coaching skills.

Coaching the Younger Long Jumper

This article discusses how to Coach and Teach Long Jumping to the younger athlete. It rationalizes that coaches should treat their young jumpers like sprinters. Speed is the key along with an efficient running technique is a pre-requisite and should be an integral component in the early phases of skilled development.

Track & Field – 12 Prep Athletes Set 6 New American Records During the Last Week of April

Perhaps it was the air, or perhaps the water, or even the fact that high school league, district, regional and state meets are fast approaching, but a dozen superb high school athletes set 6 American records during the last week of April. It is noteworthy that 3 of the new records occurred in the oft-neglected field events which get pushed aside by the more glamorous and popular sprint competition and mile-run variations. Get the full story.

Track & Field Heroes – Remembering Finland’s Paavo Nurmi, the Greatest Distance Runner of His Era

Finland’s first great distance runner was Paavo Nurmi, who would do something no athlete had ever done before-win 9 Gold Medals and 3 Silver Medals while competing in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games. Nurmi was also an innovator in track and field, introducing progression runs as a training technique. Learn more about one of track’s greatest distance runners.

Youth Track & Field – Where You Can Learn the Best Times Among Middle School Track Athletes

I recently received an email asking this question: Is there an Internet site that lists the best times in Washington for youth track and field performances other than high school? Bill White of Kalama (WA) then added, “I am currently coaching my 14-year-old grandson and at his first school meet he ran 11.7 for 100 meters and 54.8 for 400 meters.” My answer to Bill was, “Yes there is such a resource.” Find out more.

The Best Jump Variables To Predict Sprint Performance

Many have been the attempts to predict sprint performance based of different tests. In order to predict sprint performance, these tests should specifically assess the abilities that affect performance at given phases of the sprint. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the performances at acceleration (ACC), and maximal running (MAX) sprint phases, and jump selected variables [distance, GRF, velocity, power, and impulse, in absolute and relative terms (weight and height)].