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Hitting the Board: Technical Execution - March 26, 2013
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By Tom Kaberna
Before I go into the technical model I employ for the long and triple jump I would like to talk about performance in general. There is a lot of information out there based on training theory. We see many different programs that do things differently but have great success. As any coach knows if your kids believe in the program no matter what training method you use they will see success.
On the technical side I think coming up with a technical model for your event is the key to having an answer for when things go sideways. Being able to film and show the athlete where they went wrong is very powerful in making sure they believe they can get back to where they were or were they want to be. Without having an answer that an athlete can see for a bad performance an athlete can lose confidence.
I have found that having a technical model also keeps kids interested in the sport. If you can always show an athlete what they can improve on it keeps them psychologically in it to make those changes so their numbers increase. This is especially helpful with younger athletes that may not be going to state or the bigger meets.
At the beginning of every year I go through a few different powerpoints for my athletes. We go through acceleration mechanics, maximum velocity mechanics, approach mechanics and the long and triple jump mechanics. I encourage you to put together your own model for your event and make sure your athletes are all on the same page so when you are at practice or competing you don’t have just one coach out there but many.
Next week I will start with the model I use for long jumping.
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