Coaching By The Experts: Track And Field Running Events
1990
48 Minutes
Instructional
Available on VHS
With former Olympic coaches Leroy Walker, Larry Ellis, Stan Huntsman, and Terry Crawford serving as instructors, this 48-minute video shows men and women athletes from Arizona State University demonstrating the concepts and drills. The video begins with an 8 minute segment demonstrating the essential elements of good sprinting form and starting technique. Next, in the 12-minute hurdles segment, viewers learn proper technique for the 110-meter men’s hurdles, the 100-meter women’s hurdles, and the intermediate hurdles. The relay segment takes 11-minutes to teach proper baton exchanges, demonstrating how to pass the stick in both the 400-meter and 1600-meter relay. Finally, the last 15-minutes of this production shows middle and long distance runners how to improve their running mechanics. The video illustrates how to eliminate lateral movement and other sources of wasted energy, and it explains basic race strategies. Produced in 1990 in conjunction with The Athletics Congress (now U.S. Track and Field) and you may purchase your copy from Human Kinetics.com in either NTSC or PAL video format.
