The cut step is the last stride before the hurdle and the great hurdlers purposely alter the length and stride time in order to set up optimal take off. This is very difficult to teach as the step is so fast it can't be drilled effectively without proper coaching. I am not saying I am the expert on the cut step but many hurdlers need to set up their take off point optimally or they will find them [...]

Maybe Lynyrd Skynyrd is right, be a "Simple Man." As I have grown older and hopefully wiser, I have grown simpler with my thoughts on training. I used to be WOWed by various sites and exercises thinking I should include this and that in my training. Now, I have learned to sift through the sea of bull that floats around. If a company or person is promoting that they know the secret and their trai [...]

After waiting what seemed like a lifetime, I finally had the opportunity to advance my education by attending the USATF Level II Coaching School. I would by lying to you if I didn’t mention that sufficient nervousness preceded entering the weeklong excursion. Although, as time drew closer the opportunity to learn from a group of instructors, whose knowledge and expertise have produced countless [...]

HPC is putting together a world class clinic at the Track & Field Olympic Trials in Eugene on July 1, 2008. We are still in the process of finalizing the details but Dan Pfaff, Boo Schexnayder, and Larry Judge have already agreed to speak. See details here and pre-register today. [...]

I was recently sent some copies of these books to review and they are all very high quality publications from some high quality coaches. Each coach is one of the top in their respecitive disciplines. Tony Veney coaches sprints at UCLA, Boo the jumps at LSU, Larry is the former throws coach of UF fame, and Cliff is the jumps and multis coach at KSU. If you're interested click on the image: [EDI [...]