10 Training Tips The purpose of training is to prepare for competition: the goal of a competitive runner is to be prepared on race day. Hard workout days should be challenging but attainable: achieve the workout goals, if the workout is too easy, rethink the next training session, not the current workout. Control the workout […]
8 Rules For Sport Nutrition
10 Rules for Sports Nutrition and Recovery Damon Davis, Auburn University: Strength and Conditioning Specialist 1. Get 8 hours of sleep EVERY night – it is not possible to “catch up” on sleep. Great things happen when you get a solid 8 hours of sleep each night such as release of hormones that aid in recovery […]
Track and Field Plyometrics
Plyometric Training THE PURPOSE To improve speed, power, rhythm, event specific strength, and endurance: depending on the exercises, recovery period, and repetitions. THE SCIENCE Plyometrics work because the exercises improve the rate of contraction by overloading the neuromuscular system. This is achieved by pre-stretching or shortening of the muscle fibers followed by a rapid dynamic […]
Overtraining and Active Rest
Coaches can avoid overtraining by making changes to the workout plans when an athlete’s performance starts to drop off more than expected. A combination of training adjustments and active recovery periods can help athletes quickly rebound back to a high training state. First, coaches need to understand that a drop-off in performance is expected during […]
Track and Field Coaching Tips
Coaching integrates the principles based on teaching pedagogy, psychology, kinesiology, physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, and other scientific and unscientific concepts, theories, and approaches to maximize athletic performance. Effective coaching involves developing motor abilities, cognitive abilities, and psychological abilities to build the total athlete. Athletes will have many technical problems, even at the elite level; the […]