Kebba-
Nice points in the letter you posted. I really do agree with what you said about the general strength stuff….I think it can be very very important. I think it shouldn’t be reduced or eliminated when an athlete reaches higher levels. In fact, I think the need for it may increase because many of the qualities general strength develops will be in greater and greater demand the better an athlete becomes at their specific motor qualitites.
Regarding the sprints, I worked with some female HS sprinters and I thought that the 400-500m guideline worked well for me. In retrospect though, I think that that guideline is really general and should be heavily influenced by how fast the athlete is as well things like their training experience and age, time of the year, etc.
ELITETRACK Founder