By Latif Thomas, Complete Track and Field Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of attending a 6 hour freshman/sophomore meet. The meet was very well run, it was just, you know, a 6 hour freshman/sophomore meet. I can’t tell you
Improving the speed performance of a short distance athlete
Written by Amiskha Hattingh, Level III coach, VSAAV There are several contradictions in the history of sprinting regarding the development and improvement of an athletes’ speed. This emphasise the believe that sprinters are born and not created (Douglas 2014). However,
Strategy for the 400m-race
by Mike Rosenbaum , Updated May 25, 2018 The following advice on running the 400 meters is based on a presentation by Harvey Glance, a 1976 Olympic 4 x 100-meter gold medalist and long-time track and field coach. Glance has coached
Sprinting by Mario Gomez
SPRINTING By Mario Gomez Why do we coach? This is a question I ask myself on a yearly, monthly, weekly, and sometimes even daily basis. There are times when I feel confident in my abilities, and there are times that
Die Wegspring
deur Elizma du Plessis, VSAAV Vlak III en Vrystaat Itemkoördineerder: Naellope In baie gevalle is ‘n effektiewe wegspring die enigste verskil tussen wen en tweede plek in die naellope! Tog spandeer ons selde genoeg oefentyd aan hierdie belangrike naelloopkomponent!