Coaching High School Track & Field: Sprints & Relays
2006
135 Minutes
Instructional
Available on DVD
Here is an instructional DVD that has the potential of developing your sprinters to a whole new level. Head Track & Field coach, Will Freeman, from Grinnell College (former Chairman of Coaching Education at USA Track & Field) will guide you through all you need to know to train the high school athlete. A host of topics are covered including: Multi-sport athletes, training with a purpose, making training both fun and challenging, and identifying sprint talent. A "Training Inventory" is outlined that details the necessary components for sprint development. After discussing basic drills, routines, strengthening methods and exercises, Freeman outlines specific plans for each phase of the season including detailed day to day workouts. In the relay section you will see the order of each runner, lane and marker placement, and exchange methods are all reviewed. This 135 minute instructional DVD was released in 2006 and is part of the Championship Coaching Academy: Coaching High School Track & Field series. You can order it directly from Championship Productions.com where you can view a 26 second sample clip about starting from the blocks.
