[quote author="TrkNFld" date="1239103366"]
Ahh I see where you are coming from but look at it alot differently
What do most athletes not get in HS- strength training. Combined event training should be set up to enhance strengths while developing weaknesses.
Can’t improve with minimal training
Here are my stats: HS 14:18 39″ hurdles / College 14.22 42″ hurdles
HS 22’10 LJ / College 7.33 LJ
HS 164 Jav / College 181’9 Jav
HS 6’8′ HJ / College 6’10You think the athlete is caped in those events would mean that they are doing everything right at the HS level and I am yet to find that.
This implies that I would think highly of most collegiate S&C programs or for that matter some collegiate track programs ability to make athletes better. I don’t think highly of most S&C programs and I think most collegiate track programs are colossal failures because they don’t have real coaches anymore, just former athletes with little background either through mentoring and/or education in coaching.
I still think most HS track coaches are better than most collegiate track coaches and I think HS track coaches have a long ways to go, but they understand athletes, provide better feedback, and get better responses. I know there are other factors involved, but I have seen kids who have gone off to college and come back so negative not because they are placing next to last or even last. I am willing to listen to a successful HS even if I completely disagree with the technical aspects of their training methods, because he’s winning despite himself and when he’s talking its about participation and motivation and not really his system. I stay away from the system guys.[/quote]
Man you nailed it with this comment. I don’t so much agree with you on the whole ex-athlete comment but there are WAY to many system guys at this level. TO many that coach the sport instead of the athlete. You need to set yourself up with a mid-major coach. Looking at Mid-Major to Majors the same way to look at HS to College.
Half the reason I have fun is trying to develop and periodize each athlete to fire when I need them to. It would be no fun for me to have a system and just plug the athlete in. That would be no different that working at a cubical and punching numbers all day. No offense to those who do.