I recently picked up a book You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned by S. Nater and R. Gallimore. I've read a few chapters, faxed a few chapters to friends, and started some interesting discussions. Wooden was the consummate teacher who was organized, demanding, yet humble. One of the best chapters is "It's What You Learn After You Know It All That Counts Most". I think back to some earlie [...]

For a limited time this month I am offering a DVD set with Tom Tellez, Dan Pfaff, and Boo Schexnayder. Tellez - Methods to Improve Sprint Starts and Sprint/Hurdle Mechanics (2 DVD set) Over 2 hrs of lecture, demonstration and video analysis by the master.Pfaff - Technical Problem Solving - 80 min lecture on how to detect and solve technical errors... covers a myriad of overlooked topics.Pfaff [...]

Stumbled on this picture today while searching the internet for something in preparation for my talks this week. This is Kip Kieno and I think Peka Vasala from the early 70's, may actually have been 72 Olympic games. Regardless this picture speaks a thousand words. You don't get this from doing drills, you get this from running fast!Look at this from the PAL Paradigm.P = PostureA = Arm ActionL = [...]

Everyone who has ordered so far will have their dvds shipped on Monday. I have received some emails and queries from people about getting individual dvds instead of the whole set. Here is what you can do:Boo Schexnayder - Planning Microcylces/Speed & Power Development/Training Design (2 dvd set) - $45Dan Pfaff - Training Design, Injury, and Plan "B" - (2 DVD set) - $45Dan Pfaff - 200m and up Tra [...]

Gravity will kick your assGravity wins every timeSo does gravity suck? No way!Gravity can be your friendGravity instructs if you are willing to learn from itGravity can be chanced and enhancedLearn to cheat it and use it to your advantage and you will be great!Run Fast, Jump High and Throw Far! [...]

As I start my 41st year of coaching I finally have a coaching tool that will give me answers that I have been looking for all these years. As coaches we use our powers of observation and measurement tools plus our experience to give us information on how hard or how easy a practice, a drill or a training session was. Literally from my first years coaching I felt there had to be better way to asses [...]

"Contrary to what the sprinting gurus tell you, horizontal force development is the most important component to sprinting speed. I cannot even believe that some gurus who I look up too can actually believe that vertical force development is the most important component to sprinting speed. I’ll completely dispel this misconception in a future article and book, but for now just start trying them [...]

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.- Marcus Aurelius Delayed transmutation is tossed around all the time in strength and conditioning circles, but I am not a believer in the common belief of increase max strength and then things magically happen. Often the process of developing athletes will create periods of lack of progress or even [...]

Carl,Had a question for you. I hear all these gurus talking about activating the glutes prior to exercise or turn the glutes on or get them firing is the usual response given for these drills. Are the glutes ever “turned off”?? will they not fire under load (i.e sprinting, squatting, etc.) or is it more of a timing issue like Al Vermeil talks about with Comerfords stuff and the TA-Transverse [...]

My biggest issue with the corrective exercise stuff, as all the bright folks who responded to the post also stated, is that any movement/exercise can be corrective. I think too many of the "experts" have been spewing too much pseudo rehabilitation stuff and now everyone is over-thinking/over-correcting symptoms and playing the role of therapist. I thought exercise in general was theraputic and p [...]