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General Mobility and Warm Ups: Wall Series Knee Hold Drill

This is a walls series knee hold drill, a drill used in general mobility and warm ups. This drill teaches proper drive phase sprint mechanics. The athlete sh...

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How to Pole Vault: Upper Body Stretches, Backward Lat Stretch

This is a backward shoulder stretch complex for the pole vault. It is recommended to do this before every pole vault session trying to make sure that the who...

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Plyometric Training: Alternating Leg Bound Routine

This plyometric drill is an alternating leg bound drill, used with sprinters and jumpers. This is an alternating leg bound that can be performed with any num...

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Proper Warm-Up and General Mobility Routine: Lateral Lunge Series

This is a lateral lunge series that is used as part of a warm up and general mobility routine. The athlete steps to the side, maintaining a straight back leg...

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Developing Strength and Explosive Power in Athletes: Squat Jumps

This plyometric drill is a squat jump, a drill used to develop power in athletes. The athlete should squat down close to a parallel squat, and then have expl...

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Fundamentals of the Hitch Kick Technique for Long Jump

This drill teaches the basic long jump hitch kick technique. To help the athlete create height, use our 2 box set up. The first box is approximately 4 inches...

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How to High Jump: Straight Line 6 Step Approach Drill

This is a straight line, 6 step rhythm approach used by beginning high jumpers. The athlete runs a straight line off of the high jump apron focused on having...

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How to Pole Vault: Med Ball Cone Drill with Take-Off

This is a med ball cone drill with a take off, a drill used for the pole vault. The point of this drill is to have good posture while running at the end of o...

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How To Shot Put: Teaching the Proper Position of the Glide Technique

This is the learning progression of teaching the glide shot put throwers to feel the proper position in the center of the circle. A good quality drive out of...

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How to Throw Discus: Flip Drill

This a discus flip drill, a discus drill that teaches an athlete which finger the discus should roll of during a throw. The athlete flips the discus into the...

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How to Triple Jump: Short Approach Right-Right-Left Technique

This is a short approach triple jump where the athlete is using a right right left technique. The athlete should maintain very good posture and have good gro...

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Improve A Sprinters Starting Blocks Reaction Time

This reaction start drill is used to help athletes improve on the reaction time. The athlete does not come up into the full set position. Engaging the core w...

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Proper Hamstring Warm Up: High Kick Drill

This is a high kick drill, a drill used to loosen the hamstring muscles. The athlete should reach the opposite arm to the opposite straight leg, touch the to...

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Proper Sprint Mechanics: Wall Fire Drill

This wall fire sprint drill teaches athletes good sprint mechanics in the drive phase as well as top end sprinting. Keep the knee up, the heel pulled up unde...

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A Proper Cool Down Routine is Essential to Any Training Plan

This foam roller routine on the IT band is critical in creating and developing quality health throughout the season. A tight IT band is very detrimental to a...

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Determining An Athletes Pole Vault Approach: 8 Step Approach Development

This video teaches you how to determine the distance of your 8 step short approach run for the pole vault. The athlete is going to pick a starting point on t...

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How To Set Up Starting Blocks For Sprinters and Hurdlers

This video teaches a sprinter how to set up blocks for a block start appropriately. The athlete sets the front of the base of the blocks approximately one fo...

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Sprint Drill Mechanics: 30 Meter Cycle Accelerations

This 30 meter cycle accelerations (or ankling) teaches proper sprint mechanics at all levels in track and field. The athlete should keep the toe pulled into ...

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