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Hurdle Technique: Block Start Over Two Hurdles
This is a start over two hurdles. Place cones down so the athlete can have a visual in where to take off in front of each hurdle. The athlete should take off...
Sprint Development: Acceleration Ladder Standing Start Drill
This is the basic acceleration ladder drill from a standing start. The athlete is going to start where the feet would approximately be in a block start. The ...
Developing Knee Drive in Athletes: Single Leg Tuck Jump Drill
This plyometric drill is a right leg, single leg tuck jump. This drill can also be performed using the left leg. It is important for young athletes to learn ...
How to Throw Discus: South African Line Drill with Stick
This is a South African line drill with a stick on the shoulders, a drill used in discus. The stick on the athletes shoulders helps them to learn not to thro...
Hurdle Lead Leg Development: 5 Step Lead Leg Hurdle Drill
This a 5 step, lead leg hurdle drill, performed at a very easy pace. This is a drill that can be used for beginning level athletes to develop a comfort with ...
Proper Sprint Mechanics: Straight Leg Bound Drill
This straight leg bound sprint drill teaches athletes to have proper foot recovery being active and pulling their foot directly underneath their center of ma...
How to Triple Jump: Hop Phase Drill
This is a beginning level hop phase drill for a triple Jumpers. In this drill the athlete is taking two steps and running through the take-off, cycling the t...
Hurdle Lead Leg Development: Wall Hurdle Drill
This is a basic hurdle wall drill with a right leg lead. Teach all hurdlers to use both legs in all drills. The athlete will step over the knock down hurdle ...
Dynamic Warm-Up: Linear Lunge Series Routine
This is a linear lunge series that is used as a general warm up as well as part of an overall mobility routine. The athlete steps twice with each leg, as the...
How to Pole Vault: 4 Step Swing and Turn Drill
This is a 4 step swing and turn drill for the pole vault. This is teaching an athlete the beginning level of starting to cover the pole at the top of the vau...
How to Throw Shot Put: Med Ball Segmented Throw
The med ball segmented throw teaches the beginning glide shot put throwers to feel the proper power position in the middle of the circle. The athlete is driv...
Weight Training: Barbell Box Squat
This movement is the barbell box squat. The athlete should use a height for the box that allows their hips to break parallel with regard to their knees. The ...
How to High Jump: Box Scissor Jump Drill
This is a short approach off of a two box scissor jump, a drill used in the high jump. This drill is used to promote the athlete keeping their hips on the ri...
Pole Vault: 8 Step Short Approach Take Off Drill
This is an 8 step short approach take off drill without a swing. What we're working on here is simply dropping the pole and planting the pole correctly at ta...
Sprint Training: 10 Meter Block Start
This is a basic 10 meter block start. The main thing to look for is proper angles in setting up in the blocks. The front peg roughly two of the athlete's fee...
Weight Training: Trap Bar Dead-Lift
This movement is the trap bar deadlift. When done properly this movement will train strength and stability in all the muscles of the posterior chain as well ...
Building Power in Athletes: Small Hops Lateral Drill
This plyometric drill is small hops lateral with the right leg, moving to the left. The athlete should have the opposite leg out in the front to maintain pos...
High Jump Technique: Short Approach Scissor Jump
This is a short approach scissor jump, a drill used in the high jump. The athlete should focus on proper body lean through the take-off. In this drill, the a...
How to Pole Vault: Moving Plant 6 Step Continuous Pop Drill
This is our six step continuous pop off drill focusing on the pole drop through the take off. You can see that the athlete is not covering much ground, but i...
Weight Training: Quarter Squat
This movement is the quarter squat. When done properly this movement will train explosive power in the upper range of motion of hip extension. It is importan...
Developing Power and Explosiveness: Split Jump Drill
This plyometric drill is a split jump bounding routine, used to develop power and explosiveness in athletes. The athlete should squat down alternating each l...
Hurdle Technique: Wall Drills-Trail Leg Drag Right and Left
The trail leg drag drill teaches the athlete to keep the foot directly behind the right knee. The front notch of the hurdle is one notch higher than the back...
Block Start Position and Technique: 10 Meter Grasshopper Start Drill
This 10 meter grasshopper drill teaches athletes the beginning levels of how to come out of the blocks properly. The exchange of the quick right to left forc...
Developing Mobility in Athletes: Ground Trunk Rotation Drill
This is a ground trunk rotation drill, a drill used in mobility and warm ups. The athlete should keep the chest on the ground, reaching the back foot across ...