Kids are finally back from break. Can tell who has been keeping up and who hasn’t
Been making a lot of smaller technical corrections now as opposed to larger general pointers for 3/4 of the athletes. Most of the problems deal with over-rotating after the block causing a sideways flight pattern.
I’ve been correcting this through various “chest open” drills and simpler one step block drills.
What I have noticed tends to happen when speed is added (a run up) it is either one of two things;
1. Bad crossovers good block
2. Good crossovers with no block
I know that with most of them being new to the event it is a learning curve but due to the short outdoor season I make every attempt to speed up the process.
Session Drills:
One step block x10 (chest open, back leg pushing NOT stepping up)
3 crossovers into plant x5 (emphasing hard throws with first meet this weekend)
Jog-draw into crossovers-jog ( this is helping the athlete get a feel for drawing the javelin back at speed and transitioning into crossovers) This drill is something I do a lot of to help muscle memory on carry position.
Full throws x10 (for returners allow a jog up, otherwise short approach or only crossovers into plant for new athletes)
I also have been using the “drag cross” method to emphasize staying low to the ground throughout the throw. Keeping momentum in a forward direction is struggle with first timers. Tendancies are to “jump” into plant and not follow through with throw.
Thursday is another day!