For those of you that have been following the progress of Nick's long jump training, you know that his primary issue last year was fouling. He had quite a few jumps over 7.65m but they were all fouls. So this year, one of the main foci of training was improving accuracy at the board. Last year, we had used some practice variability but I think it was incorporated too inconsistently for the gains [...]

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 [...]

After the 2 day video hiatus, here's another one from yours truly. Like a couple of the others, this one's from the HPC ELITETRACK Gold Medal Clinic. In this lecture I look at the concept of peaking and talk about ways to lengthen the stretch of time an athlete remains in a state of competition preparedness. [...]

OK. Here's my last video (at least until I return home from a family visit in NY). This one's a 5 minute clip from the DVD titled, Penultimate and Takeoff Mechanics in the Long Jump. The video was shot at the HPC ELITETRACK Gold Medal Clinic held at the 2008 Olympic Trials. In this video, legendary coach, Tom Tellez, teaches the mechanics that made Carl Lewis and many others to elite status in t [...]

Next in line of this video bonanza is an 8 minute clip from none other than the mighty, shiny-domed Dave Kerin. Although Dave has been made immortally famous and achieved rockstar status for his witty but semi-cryptic rants on ET; he is also well known for being one of the first to really point out the importance of eccentric strength development in the training of speed-power athletes. Dave is hi [...]

Today's video on the "Christmas Video Spree" is a 6 minute clip from Dr. Will Wu, a great friend and business associate of mine. Motor learning is one of the most neglected sport sciences and this is unfortunate because ultimately it doesn't matter how much a coach knows about biomechanics and optimal techniques if they are unable to convey feedback or organize practice structure in such a way [...]

As promised, here's today's video clip. This one is actually one of my favorite lectures from HPC's recent clinic. In this talk, throws coach Larry Judge discusses ways to maximize competition performances. This lecture is pretty high level and has a wealth of useful information that can be applied across event groups. [...]

As promised here's another lecture clinic video from a coaching great. This one's by none other than Tom Tellez, the former coach of Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell, and Mike Marsh in addition to many others. In this talk Tom gives some tips for starting block setup and the set position. [...]