By Jim Van Hootengem It is encouraged for the coach and athlete to begin with a video review session. The coach should prepare video clips featuring performances of a variety of elite athletes. The coach should help the athlete identify commonalities between elite performers within events and between performers in different events. Discussions should feature [...]

By Boo Schexnayder Most coaches spend hours painstakingly planning every detail of the training program, and periodize their training with great detail. Often, not nearly as much time and effort is devoted to the periodization of the technical plan. Planning the teaching of necessary technical skills is as critical to success as fitness levels, and [...]

By Dan A. Pfaff The training process for developing young field event athletes is a rather complex bending of logical, biological, physiological, biomechanical and educational principles. As scientific knowledge continues to grow, so must the coach’s systematic and methodical approach towards training. Click here to read the entire article.

By Vern Gambetta Here’s a strategy for success: Take classic periodization and throw away the doping and 24-hour control of athletes. Then, apply its core concepts of detailing planning, timing, and monitoring of session to allow optimal adaptive response in pursuit of specific goals. Click here to read the entire article.

By Michael Young Various theories exist on the ideal model of periodization for sprinters. For the most part, two training models exist, the Eastern Model of Periodization and the Western Model of Periodization. The purpose of this paper will be to review the literature detailing both models and make a judgment on which is the [...]

By Brett Kirksey and Michael H. Stone A few problems can develop when planning a training program. While working with more than one coach, and in most cases, more than one athlete, the general terminology and concepts of periodization can become confused. Sometimes it is just a problem of semantics, but other times it is [...]

By Dr. Agnus Burnett The main task for any level coach is to construct a training program that will ensure continual progression of an athlete whilst avoiding injury. This is a particularly challenging task with athletes who have had several training years behind them. According to the principles of training, to ensure adaption, overload in [...]

by Dan Pfaff The training process for developing young field event athlets is a rather complex bending of logical, biological, physiological, biomechanical and educational principles. As scientific knowledge continues to grow, so must the coach’s systematic and methodical approach towards training. There is no concrete blueprint for the evolution of young field eventers, but there [...]