National Championships Around the Corner… Which One Will You Choose?

Not sure were the Williams family will show up this year yet but for sure we will be at one of these great events.
The AAU National Championships are as of this writing 2 months 23 days and 23 hours away. USATF is about a week earlier….
Here is all the information you need to begin planning [...]

Predicting the 4X100 Meter Relay Time

With the  Texas Relays and Penn Relays just behind us  I got to thinking about relays and Quiet Fire’s Girl’s bantam team relay potential this season. Coach Henry has taught them to hand off amazing well so it’s just a matter of running like there’s no tomorrow……..
At  Speedendurance.com. , my friend Jimson Lee has a cool way of  Predicting 4×100 meter [...]

So What Do We Tell Our Children (Again)?

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I have been home for about 1 hour from the Quiet Fire Invitational Meet and I was thinking about what I wanted to  talk about. Lot’s of things crowd my mind but what stood out the most were the recent accusations regarding Maurice Greene and illegal steroid use. I know, I know this isn’t  a youth track topic [...]

Variety Keeps It Fun And Interesting Too!

 Training  during the track season for is often hard on our young athletes .Variety and change of paste keep it interesting and keeps them guessing.Below are links to some drills and excercises that promise to give your youth training program a needed change of paste.
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1.”Side A Skips”  A variation on the classic A skip exercise in which [...]

Treatment and Prevention For The Achilles Tendon

Unfortunately, treatments for Achilles tendonitis and tears have not changed or improved much over the past 30 years. Depending on the severity of your tendonitis, you will be guided through the following “solutions” or “cures”. I’ll give you the treatment and my opinion and experience with it.
Pain be your guide. This will be the first admonition. [...]

The Pretator That Lurks Within…. A Sad Reminder

Did you know that the USATF So Cal Region15 has a policy in place that every Coach and Volunteer that comes in contact with a child has to be screened. If a complaint is registered against a club for a person who has not been screened they will not have protection under the USATF Region. 
Southern [...]

Performance Improvement With Your Mind

The Jump….Photograph courtesy of Coach Alexander Hill LSI Northern California
 
As many of you know I am working on finishing a book soon and  from time to time I share a little bit of the content to show you what you are in store for. As the season progresses and you watch your youth athlete grow [...]