This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Privacy Policy | Google Analytics opt-out BOOK SPRINTS is a registered trademark in the name of Book Sprints LTD with protection in the European Union (17868121), the United States of America (5,836,918) and New Zealand (1108056). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Building a solid sprinter on the high school level begins with the success of knowing the fundamentals. He also devotes a significant amount of the book to explaining his ideas around how training for power trumps training for technique as better technique results from power.

As I’ve talked with dozens of elite coaches, as well as being personally mentored by great thinkers like Adarian Barr (his work inspired Chapter 1), I’ve finally transcribed my thoughts on the following areas onto paper. Many athletes possess high levels of skill in their sport but do not have the speed to pull away from the opposition. Once you’ve seen what’s possible in five days, it might be difficult to tackle a writing project in any other way again. All Developing athletes need to learn and practise running properly so that they can run faster easier and avoid injury.

Suitable for all athletes at the beginning or development stages of their sprint careers who are committed to running faster, this book covers various sprint events from 60metres to 400 metres, as well as the hurdles and relay; principles of biomechanics, limiting factors and potential areas of capability; and training and planning. This book was written by Coach Charlie Francis in 2008 to highlight the key concepts of sprint techniques and the dynamics which take place during a race. Any athlete that wants to accelerate fast and have a higher maximum speed will need to be able to develop more power. There are many special sessions that should be done with young kids eg a 15s 100m runner could do a maximum speed session like 2 sets of 3 runs over standing start 30 or 40m resting between about 3-4minutes, and doing something different like Med Ball activities between sets. Principles I used to help an athlete to an NCAA championship in the 55m dash in 2010 that I’ve been refining for almost another decade.

This book brings to life, in the race setting, all of the training ideas which were highlighted in the other books in this series. This book provides a comprehensive package that, when used by a motivated athlete, will make the athlete a faster and an improved performer.The section also contains guidelines for designing appropriate sessions to be more effective at improving technique and performance both long term and short term. How I’ve been able to improve athletes short sprint times by 5% in a matter of weeks without substantial strength improvements. Speed Strength” is your total guide to navigating the means of any training modality related to getting athletes faster, as well as optimizing your understanding of the human body in relation to moving at high velocity. Additionally, his thoughts and illustrations on technique throughout the race with give you a fresh perspective to tune your training program appropriately. By providing an overview of the principles of sport science and how these are applied in practice, the book is essential reading for students and academics, coaches and performers, physiotherapists, club doctors, and professional support staff working in the sport.

It is a combination of shared knowledge of a number of Australia's best Sprint Coaches and also information gathered directly and indirectly from some of the coaches of the Worlds Elite Sprinters.Sprinting - Training, Techniques and Improving Performance is an essential guide for all athletes at the beginning or development stages of their sprint careers who are committed to running faster. Chris is also fitness advisor and consultant with the John Lewis partnership in London and he has contributed to various health and fitness magazines.