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High-Performance Training for Track and Field-2nd Edition

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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.

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.

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!!!!

I'm a college track athlete. So I really just want to learn to be independent in my progress and understand how to improve times. This book offers basics and explained in the most central sense how the athlete progresses as well as mental factors and most importantly, how to train.

However, I think this is more geared for a track/xc coach rather than the athlete itslelf. Training plans and routine is definitely better done with the team or group rather than by oneself.

Still, I would recommend it for learning purposes and also motivation. I read it at the beginning of outdoor track, and it encouraged me to make sure I was training right and getting the most out of training. Bowerman, yep he's the guy that designed your nike track shoes, probably the best track coach ever, knows a thing or 2 about track so get this book and you might learn something useful.

A very easy to read and follow book on Bowerman's philosophy of training in track and field. A common sense approach that is refreshing.

I'm a hurdler and this book provided me with lots of excersizes and times that I should be running.

Whether you are working on your own self improvement or training others, this track and field book is a must.

A GREAT BOOK FOR ANY LEVEL OF ATHLETE. HAS GOOD WORK OUT