I have really enjoyed watching the World Championships this year. The first time in many years I have actually watched the majority of the coverage. The shots of the action have been super, unfortunately we have to listen to the endless drivel from Dwight Stones and Ato Bolden. Bolden would be OK if he would cut the verbiage down by about 75% and just let us enjoy the action. Dwight Stones is anot [...]

I've been in Eugene, OR for the USATF National Champs since Thursday to coach some athletes and also do the sport science work with the shot putters that I've handled for the last 7 years. Yesterday I took the time to roam around and shoot some video that I'll be using when I teach USATF's Level 2 Biomechanics curriculum in a couple weeks. This video is shot at 210 frames per second using one [...]

A couple days ago I received a couple new stretching and rehab product that I intend to use in my soon-to-be-opened training facility. It's not any kind of heavy hitter strength and power development tool but it is something that will likely come in handy for some of the athletes I train. I work with quite a few multi-eventers as well as the occasional javelin thrower, pole vaulter and baseball p [...]

Here's another video from Coach Pfaff. This one's another from the HPC ELITETRACK Gold Medal Track Clinic. It's about training elite pole vaulters. Although Dan is known more for his sprint coaching pupils, he has also coached plenty of elite pole vaulters, most recently coaching Brad Walker to an American Record last year. One of the things that sets Dan apart from some of his fellow pole vaul [...]

I think everyone who visits this site is anxiously awaiting the start of the track and field competition at the Olympics. While we wait, here's some interesting reading from the wife of one of our contributing members. Against high odds, Erica Bartolina made the Olympic squad in the women's pole vault, beating back some of the legends of the event for a trip to Beijing. If you want some interest [...]

Spend some time at a track meet and see if you don’t notice the samecharacteristics of these event coaches. Makes you wonder if coachesfind an event based on their personality or vice versa. Heregeneralization and stereotypes.Distance CoachesThese ones are the easiest to pin down. Roll into theoffice with a big cup of coffee. Read letsrun.com and other sitesfor an hour. Stress about recent w [...]

Tracy O'HaraPalo Alto, CA- As smooth as the trip and exciting as the meet atthe Adidas HomeDepot Meet was, my trip to the Payton Jordan US Open was equally bumpy anddull. I arrived into the San Jose airport later than expected becauseof a plane mix-up in Baton Rouge. Unlike last week, where I wasunexpectedly pickedup by a limo; this week my meet management organized shuttle was no where to be fou [...]