TECHNICAL TIPS & ADVICE
THE GOOD IN MINI HURDLES
24 July 2020
I use mini hurdles and space them two feet apart to consistently drill proper movements in athlete's. Mini hurdles can be used for wicket drills and tape drills. The Max velocity drill "wicket drill" is for sprinting tall (‘stepping down from above’) at maximal intensities. The Acceleration drill "tape drill" is utilized for patterning pure acceleration (teaching intensity/pushing!). The drills serve 2 distinct purposes, but both are essential when looking to get faster.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DRILLING FORM IN YOUTH
24 July 2020
Drills and technical exercise are activities that allows fundamental skills to be taught. The best drills are the ones done correctly. Drills like, A-skips, b-skips, straight leg runs (bounding) high knees, butt kicks, and fast leg drill to name a few are all good. Mechanics and posture are important in sprinting, they aren't the full answer but in part it is important just as other parts are. Drills are one part of designing a complete program that includes sprinting, plyometrics, and lifting.
DYNAMIC VS. STATIC STRETCHING
24 July 2020
Dynamic stretching exercise are good when warming up and static stretching exercise are good for cooling down after extreme activity. Dynamic stretching are exercises that move joints through large ranges of motion, testing flexibility limits in a dynamic sense. Static stretching are exercises that challenge the range of motion of a joint in a format that involves little or no motion.
PURPOSE OF HURDLE MOBILITY FOR NON-HURDLERS
24 July 2020
Hurdle Mobility exercises are used to force the joints to move through large ranges of motion, all while demanding technical execution of movements. It is designed to improve mobility, flexibility, and coordination. Hurdle Mobility helps to strengthen pelvic regions, the lower back and, lower abdominal areas. It is important when athletes are executing that athletes are turning the toe outward during every forward movement, to preserve proper balance's in the hip's rotator groups. An athlete's pelvic alignment should always be neutral when moving over the hurdles, and the knee should remain above the ankle during clearance.