Thoughts on changing technique

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          John Grace on May 24, 2014 at 10:50 pm #224323

          Eventually you will get an athlete that has developed some technical flaws either from a previous coach or self-learned. Based on the nature of the fl
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          Rascal P on May 27, 2014 at 2:02 pm #224440

          Well said Mr. Grace. ?In addition to educating the athlete on how to become faster they must understand why. ?Finding the best way to word that isn’t always easy, but if they can see the value in the change then you are on the right path.

          I like to use a working analogy, asking them if they were offered (or if their parents were offered) a position where they were doing what they loved and could work less but get paid more would ?you take it? ?Understanding that running efficiently and affectively they will get just that. ?I don’t know many track athletes who wouldn’t like to run faster and feel better doing it.

           

          Coach Peterson

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          W.E. Price on May 28, 2014 at 10:16 pm #224642

          Good posts gentlemen. They certainly help to enhance the corrective action process. It’s also where video can serve as a value-added assistant in many cases.

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          Nick Sanders on November 10, 2014 at 6:21 am #226553

          I agree with W.E. Price, that video can serve as a value-added assistent.

          As a coach, I very much like the O’See Sports Video Delay app: (iOS) https://goo.gl/IeJt2C , (Android) https://goo.gl/wRcNgG

          It gives faster and more easy video feedback during training, especially when I have no time for doing analysis during training.

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