This book includes training schedules for 15 events that can be adapted for any athlete, regardless of age, sex, or level. Part I, Foundations for the Training Program, presents the basics of sport training and conditioning, designing training programmes, the Oregon training schedule sheets, and testing team candidates. Part II, The Training Programs, includes these events: short sprints and relays, long sprint (400 metres), high hurdles, intermediate hurdles, middle distances (800 and 1500 metres and the mile), longer distances (cross country, steeplechase, 5000 metres and longer), high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw, and combined events.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Read--especially for College Track & Field GA's,
By Sarah A. Lopienski (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: High-Performance Training for Track and Field-2nd Edition (Paperback)
When I started coaching track as a graduate assistant at a small Division 3 school, I really needed some help creating workouts for my athletes. I found this book to be extremely useful in its content with regards to workouts, sprint/hurdle/field techniques, etc. Of course, it is esstential that you have some type of track and field experience in order to understand what is being presented in the book. Every coach has their own style of presenting workouts. Fortunately, I have experience running track at a Division 1 level school--so I found it easier to use the workouts in accordance with my own style. Don't forget though--as a coach, you need to take into consideration the level of athlete you are dealing with (ie. no experience, some, elite level, etc). Basically you can use these workouts to fit the level of your athletes. I really liked how the authors incorporated an entire year of workouts for every event in track and field. Overall, I thought it was a good investment for any coach at a highschool or college level.
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There are almost no illustrations of the movements described in this book. There is some good information but I think they are assuming you are already an experienced coach and have seen all these complex movements they talk about. if you are a novice looking for some detailed descriptions of the training movements, along with pictures, this is not the book for you.
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Son used it for college and really thought it was a great book. He now is a long distance runner, so something worked!!!!!
Plus written by Bowerman - Oregon's coach of Steve Prefontaine....well, we know PRE got the benefit from this man!!!!
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steady fartlek, light fartlek, varied fartlek, decathlon training, elite athlete project, field coaching manual, sec pace, full racing distance, long check mark, intensive tempo, intermediate hurdles, date pace, special endurance, takeoff foot, pace judgment, alternate run, race drills, relay pass, periodized training, training emphases, takeoff board, hurdle height, major meet, specific endurance, trail leg Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Track Technique, Los Altos, New Studies, Feet Points, Jess Jarver, Additional Readings, Hendricks Park, The Athletics Congress, Vern Gambetta, Leisure Press, Seconds Points, Fosbury Flop, Human Kinetics, Oregon System, New York, United States, Bob Myers, British Amateur Athletic Board, Bill Dellinger, John Smith, Peter Tschiene, Andrzej Krzesinski, Arthur Lydiard, Carl Lewis, Gary Winckler New!
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- High Jump by Frank W. Dick on page 128
- Track and field (A First book) by John Craig on page 28
- Physical Education (What Can I Do If Im Good) by Log Cabin Publishers in Back Matter
- Track and Field by Dewayne J. Johnson on page 217
- Track and Field (Sports World) by Donna Bailey on page 144
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