Most high school athletes have no idea what to do to get noticed by college coaches. Too many people falsely believe that if they have good performances, coaches will automatically figure out who they are and recruit them.
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A Guide to Handling Hamstring Injuries for the Coach
Boo Schexnayder
Introduction
Hamstring injuries are probably the most troubling of all typical track and field injuries. The frequency with which they occur, their debilitating nature, combined with the fact that they seem to strike when least expected and at the worst times make them the most frightening of all injuries. In addition to this, hamstring injuries are also the most misunderstood injury in track and field. This often results in misapplied rehabilitation procedures. In this article we will attempt to establish a fundamental working knowledge of hamstring injuries. We will use some simplified anatomy and to explain the mechanisms that cause these injuries and voice some common sense injury management guidelines for the coach who must operate without great medical resources at hand.
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We have a lot of new information to share with you today. Some of it is only being confirmed as I log into work this morning so I’m posting this before we’ve even added all the new info to the site.
If you study speed development based resistance training, you’ve no doubt read the standard line, espoused by many, to ‘never use more than 10% of bodyweight’. The logic is that any more resistance than that will compromise acceleration mechanics making the drill not only ineffective, but counterproductive.
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3 Methods to Coach More Effectively
Wil Fleming
As a coach there are so many options to include in your training program that it can sometimes be overwhelming. We know that strength training is important, but if it isn’t distilled down to the essentials we can end up in a position of “paralysis by analysis.”
Filed under Distance, Hurdles, Jumps, Mid Distance, Olympic Lifts, Sprints, Throws by on Apr 3rd, 2013. Comment.
