Ask Coach Henry…What Are Spikes For? Do I Need Them?

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On the last day of  USATF JO 2008  Championships Lauren ran in the Bantam Girl 100m final and took a 7th place finish. As she took her spikes off so we could get ready to travel to Detroit she handed them to me and to my utter amazement

Core Stabilty The Plank

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    With the return to school upon us the beginning of fall sports and pre season (track ) training for those not in a fall sport will begin again. While Lauren does participate in a fall sport,there is a less competitive component and less training time involved. She likes it and so do I. It gives her time [...]

Coaches Common Sense Training Tips

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Good coaching and a diligent  hard working athlete can make a winning team I almost daily talk to at least 3 or more coaches about youth track and field.What can make it better,what are some of the best practices they incorporate to yield the best performance outcomes and simply what they would like to see in [...]

Training an Athlete…..Things I Have Learned From My Practice

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 With over 16 years in private practice I have seen many athletes  and their injuries come and go

The Performance Zone 45W15-30 Revisted

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                    Katie Nelms  2009 silver medalist  CA State Finals 100m Hurdles Here is an article that was posted a while back and due to the recent questions.I think it’s time to review it.  Unfortunately,our lives are so busy our youth athletes nutritional needs and requirements for good performance can [...]