Last week, I discussed the speed and strength program that helped make Aziza Ayoub a state champion. Obviously a large part of her success was the running plan her track coach had her on. Our speed and strength program was just part of the ingredients for her success. I finished up last week talking about [...]
I was in the process of prepping another blog post for you guys when I ran into one of my former athletes, Aziza Ayoub, at the Central District cross country meet. Aziza is now a sophomore at The Ohio State University running track. Before that, she ran at Jonathan Alder and part of the reason [...]
The first step! Athletes need it in some capacity in every sport. Ok, almost every sport. Sorry bowlers and golfers. In tennis, it is getting to that tennis ball before it gets by you or bounces twice. In soccer, it is beating your opponent to the ball. In track, it is getting out of the [...]
One of the big misconceptions out there is in order to be a good coach, you have to have been a good athlete for that sport. Sometimes we can be blinded by all the accolades of that athlete and think, “I’m going to be taught by the best.” Well, as Magic Johnson found it, it [...]
A couple years ago, Tiger Woods was battling through a back injury and made a statement about how he couldn’t activate his glutes. Of course everybody had a field day making jokes about that. Not me. I actually wrote an article about what he could do to get them activated. You can read that article [...]
If you are a coach or athlete, then you appreciate the need for speed training in your program. Speed determines how fast you intercept the opposition or how you finish on the track. Every coach dreams of fast athletes and in fact, some of the best players in NFL and NBA are more renowned for [...]
As the Olympics are heating up and taking place now, a couple weeks ago track had its own version of the Olympics for youth athletes. The Junior Olympic National Track and Field Championships were held in Sacramento, California and one of our athletes, Aziza Ayoub, was competing. If you have been following our athletes, you [...]
If you talk with track coaches they say that one of the big muscles groups that needs to be worked on. When Tiger Woods was going through some injury issues awhile back, some analysts said that his glutes weren’t firing right. They need to start activating. Now don’t tell Tiger this, but I know the [...]
As a coach, you are always trying to improve. The better you are as a coach, obviously the better you will be coaching your athletes. Thus, the better chance your athletes will have at achieving their athletic goals. […]
The state track meet a couple weeks ago certainly brought back some memories for me. Seeing those kids run around the track with one person or team in each event becoming the state champion, the ultimate goal. […]