The shot put event originates from heavy stone-throwing competitions in England and Scotland during the 15th century and was included in the first modern Olympiad of 1896 in Athens. Today there are two main techniques used, a linear movement which is a backwards shift across the circle and the non-linear or rotational technique. Think of […]
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The shot put event originates from heavy stone-throwing competitions in England and Scotland during the 15th century and was included in the first modern Olympiad of 1896 in Athens. Here we explain the more traditional linear movement which is a backward shift across the circle. Think of all throws having three phases, a beginning, middle
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Long jump drills which are often done as part of a warm up for long jump or for practicing a specific element of training. Ladder Agility Drills One Step Between Hurdles Three Strides Between Hurdles
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The long jump appears to be one of the simplest of all athletics events – you run fast and you jump. However, the event is a difficult one to get really good at and a lot more technical than many initially think. Elite Coach and author John Shepherd explains how to achieve the perfect Long
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The best long jumpers are great sprinters. A select few men have also combined 8.50m plus jumping with sub-10-second 100m running, such as the USA’s Carl Lewis, and an equally select few women have run sub-11-seconds and jumped 7 metres, such as Tianna Bartoletta, also from the USA. Although most coaches would love to have
Think of all throws having three phases, a beginning, a middle and end and in each phase there are several sections. The beginning is the start and run (body develops speed and rhythm), the middle or transition (which places the body and javelin in the correct position for throwing) are the crossovers and the end
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There are three main grips used in Javelin throwing. There is the V grip, the second finger and thumb with the first finger going up the binding and probably the simplest to coach is the first finger and thumb behind the binding. There are three main grips. There is the V grip which is a
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Javelin coach Tim Newenham explains some of the common errors made throwing the Javelin by examining the flight of the implement. He relates common technical faults to whether the Javelin goes tail down, tail up or rotates sideways. In this video, we will be indicating the clues to look out for when throwing the Javelin.
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How to do the perfect Javelin run-up. We have broken this down into three parts starting with a simple walking three-step approach and building to a full run-up. Part one is a walking approach aiming to develop a specific rhythm that will be maintained when greater speed is built upon the runway. Walking approach So
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Elite Javelin coach Tim Newemham explains how to do a technically perfect standing throwing and examins some of the common faults beginners make. Getting the standing throw perfect from the start is important so the speed and power generated in the run-up can be transferred into an efficient Javelin throw. This is a standing throw.
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