NS Winter Track: November 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

KNOW YOUR EVENT!!!

SPRINTERS

START
Things to watch for:
- position of the legs
-head down relaxed
-set position
-explosion thrusting the arms forward and pushing off with the legs

MECHANICS
Things to watch for:
-Drive phase (heads down)
-Arms pumping
-Knee drive
-form- bodies upright looking straight ahead (relaxed)

DISTANCE
Things to watch for
-Strategy: positioning at the beginning middle and end
-finishing kick
-relaxed upright running style "gun slinger" elbows back.

HIGH JUMP
Things to watch for:
-Approach steps (accelrate closer to bar)
-Form drives the arm arches the back turns the shoulders away from bar
-kick and follow through

SHOT PUT
Things to watch for:
-position of body and shot
-follow through (releasing at highest point)
-Power from legs (uses entire tire body including free arm)
-explosion

LONG JUMP
Things to watch for:
-form running on the apprach (relaxed and consistent)
-dip in hips before take off
-opposite knee drive during take off
-cycling through all the way to landing

TRIPLE JUMP
Things to watch for:
-form running on the apprach (relaxed and consistent)
-dip in hips before take off
-opposite knee drive during take off
-Swing knee through to landing
-Good lift at each interval