Fundamentals of Track and Field-2nd (Paperback)

~ Gerry Carr (Author) "Sprinting as a race category includes all distances up to 400 m, with the 400 m classified as a long sprint..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fundamentals of Track and Field provides a systematic and friendly approach to the introduction of track and field fundamentals for physical educators, beginning coaches, and young athletes. This book is a must for your professional library."
Mark R. Guthrie
Head men's track and field coach, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
11 NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor national championships

"A great book for training and developing new coaching talent for track and field. Super for assisting young coaches in planning practices and seasonal training, and valuable for experienced coaches, too."
Mike Holman
Track and field and cross-country coach, Lawrence Central H.S., Indianapolis, IN
North Region Chair, USA Track and Field Men's Development

Product Description

Record-setting athletic performances happen by design, not by accident. Years of learning, training, teaching, competing, and coaching go into developing track and field champions. And it all must start somewhere.

Build a solid foundation for success with Fundamentals of Track and Field. This comprehensive text takes the guesswork out of learning and teaching the basics in all events, including often-excluded events like the 400-meter hurdles, steeplechase, triple jump, hammer throw, and race walking.

Written by former Olympic athlete and veteran coach Gerry Carr, the book presents

• step-by-step instructions progressing from basic skills to intermediate techniques;

• practice drills for mastering each essential skill;

• troubleshooting tables that list common technique errors and corrections;

• coaching tips to improve instruction and organization;

• safety suggestions, performance standards, and assessment tools; and

• nearly 300 high-quality illustrations showing correct technique of each event in sequential detail.

Fundamentals of Track and Field is the best book on the basics in each event. It is the starting point for all those who dream of one day winning a gold medal.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (July 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736000089
• ISBN-13: 978-0736000086
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #265,351 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentals of Track and Field, April 7, 2000

By	Amanda Walker (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

I was happy with this book as soon as I opened the front cover. I am a new track coach who "only has a clue" about track from what I have observed from my star athlete daughter. I am pleased with this book because it has a lot of drawings which show good form in executing running, throwing, and jumping events. It is the perfect book for elementary school, middle school track athletes. It gives coaching tips after every explaination, common errors and corrections, and lots of drills to help reinforce the new skills the students learn. I highly recommend it for the beginning track coach, or the old track coach who is getting stale and needs new games and drills to keep track fun.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for beginners, February 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fundamentals of Track and Field (Paperback)

I am a middle school track coach and I've found this book very helpful in explaining the basics of all the track and field events. Carr also offers various activities to gradually develop the necessary skills for each event. Some of the technique motion pictures are slightly incorrect but I'd highly recommend this book for anybody just starting in track coaching

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice To See a Canadian Perspective, April 12, 2003

By	Stephen Morley (Canada) - See all my reviews

We've adopted this book as our Level 1 Coaches Manual. It gets all the major points of each event discipline in easy to understand terms.