USA Track & Field Coaching Manual

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Author: USA Track & Field

ISBN-10: 0880116048

ISBN-13: 9780880116046

Category: Track & Field

The USA Track & Field Coaching Manual is the official coaching guide of the sport's national governing body. The manual covers every major event and includes comprehensive, ready-to-apply information from 33 leading American coaches and experts. This book is the most complete and useful track and field coaching resource available today.\ Coaches of club, secondary school, and college men's and women's track and field teams will find a wealth of information among the 20 chapters. Included...

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With contributions from USATF's Development, Coaching Education, and Sports Science Committees, this manual provides coaches of all levels with detailed technique and training guidance on running, jumping, and throwing events, as well as racewalking and the multi-events of heptathlon and decathlon. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Part I: Coaching EssentialsChapter 1. Organizing a Successful Program Joseph L. Rogers Chapter 2. Predictive Testing of Athletes Phil Henson and Paul TurnerPart II: Running EventsChapter 3. 100 and 200 Meters Curtis Frye Chapter 4. 400 Meters Clyde Hart Chapter 5. 100- and 110-Meter Hurdles Ralph Lindeman and John Millar Chapter 6. 400-Meter Hurdles Gary Winckler Chapter 7. 800 Meters to Mile Mike Poehlein Chapter 8. 3,000 to 10,000 Meters Lance Harter and Harry Groves Chapter 9. Relays Rob Johnson and Karen DennisPart III: Jumping EventsChapter 10. Long Jump Kyle Tellez and Kathy James Chapter 11. Triple Jump Dean Hayes Chapter 12. High Jump Sue Humphrey and Doug Nordquist Chapter 13. Pole Vault Jim BeemillerPart IV: Throwing EventsChapter 14. Shot Put William Godina and Ronald Backes Chapter 15. Discus Don Babbitt Chapter 16. Javelin C. Harmon Brown, Bill Webb, and Bob Sing Chapter 17. Hammer Ken BantumPart V: Racewalking and Multiple EventsChapter 18. Racewalking Jeff Salvage, Bohdan Bolwicaski, Gwen Robertson, Ian Whatley, and Gary Westerfield Chapter 19. Heptathlon Cliff Rovelto Chapter 20. Decathlon Harry Marra