The Art of Sprinting: Techniques for Speed and Performance

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Making sure there is technical improvement is the prime indicator of what is good coaching and what is not. The item was shipped fast and was nicely packaged in a very thick paper mailing envelope and arrived as scheduled in perfect used condition. Having the knowledge to use these differences to the benefit of the athlete is a skill that Joel highlights brilliantly in this book. There were a number of others including some series covering all track and field events in some depth but quite a few are out of print and getting very hard to find.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Included are detailed discussions of the biomechanics of running, special strength exercises, stretching, troubleshooting common problems, nutrition for optimal running, and tips to maintain a running program. Any athlete that wants to accelerate fast and have a higher maximum speed will need to be able to develop more power.This book points out all the obvious things that all sprinters would know anyway, such as maintain low angle at start, point blocks to tangent of curve etc etc. Once you’ve seen what’s possible in five days, it might be difficult to tackle a writing project in any other way again. Principles I used to help an athlete to an NCAA championship in the 55m dash in 2010 that I’ve been refining for almost another decade. Deviations from that perfect technical model are considered inefficiencies that have to be coached out. Explosive Running will give you a much greater understanding of the sport and help you improve in a much shorter amount of time than most other books on the subject.

This book brings to life, in the race setting, all of the training ideas which were highlighted in the other books in this series. His ideas of training for power, and having technique as an outgrowth of that power, was innovated during the time he was a coach but has gained momentum in sport as of 2015 this thinking has become the standard. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Contains the very latest Sprint Training Ideas Modern methods have been adapted into a comprehensive program that is suitable for use with developing athletes of any age.

Håkan Andersson, Elite Sprint CoachI can really recommend Joel Smith’s new book “Speed Strength: A Comprehensive Guide to the Biomechanics and Training of Linear Speed.Michael Yessis, a renowned fitness expert, explains in this breakthrough book how strength and kinesiology play an important part in improving time and distance. I highly recommend Speed strength for all coaches, whether you regard yourself in the outdated S + C coach title, a technical coach, or a tactical coach. It is a combination of shared knowledge of a number of Australia's best Sprint Coaches and also information gathered directly and indirectly from some of the coaches of the Worlds Elite Sprinters. Building a solid sprinter on the high school level begins with the success of knowing the fundamentals.