athletics – Page 2

Speed training – use of hurdles

By Team | February 26, 2015 |

I am often asked what equipment is needed for training speed. I am a bit of a luddite when it comes to such things, thinking that I should develop my own coaching and observation before using gadgets

Weightlifting for Throwers

By Team | October 31, 2014 |

Does Olympic Weightlifting Help Field Athletes Throw Further?

This week we have been looking at the overall benefits of Weightlifting for Sports people. Today we shall look at how we need to adapt our training around the lifts to a specific sport: throwing in athletics with guest author Nick Garcia.

3 Tips for Athletes’ Winter Training

By Team | November 14, 2013 |

“A lifetime of training for just 10 seconds”

Jesse Owens

Winter for track and field athletes is the ideal time to work on conditioning without the focus of peaking for competition.

Here Assistant Coach (and erstwhile sprinter) Matt Durber highlights 3 ways you can improve your winter training.

Improve your off season training

running slowly

Jazmin Sawyers: All round athlete

By Team | November 19, 2012 |

Jazmin Sawyers jumps today in Barcelona

Jazmin Sawyers Good luck to Jaz who jumps today in the World Junior Championships. She recently came third in the UK Senior Trials with a jump of 6.64m.

Her technical coaches Gary Jennings and Alan Lerwill have done a really good job of managing her training and competing schedule.

Coach Development Workshop: John Brierley

By Team | May 11, 2011 |

Last week I was lucky enough to attend a workshop at Exeter University led by John Brierley . This was part of the Transformational Coaching programme organised by Paula Jardine and led by Wayne Roberts.

John has a massive range of experience, including being the Team Leader of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, and fitness consultant to Birmingham City FC for 4 years.