The only athletes doing this workout were the sprinters and jumpers. The majority of them ran HARD on their first lap. After that you could see their knee drive get weaker and their shoulders and back get tight. Most of them have been lifting weights and doing some running, but I don't think any have been doing sprints in the hot weather. The heat really took it out of them, but the workout still went well. One freshman said the warmup and workout were harder than his high school workouts. We will see how he, as well as, the rest of the team fares during day two doing a few 30 meter and 150 meter time trials. Then I expect a lot of people will struggle during Friday's "everything you got" 800 meter run. Early in the season all we are looking for is effort and it so far it seems like we have a great group of athletes.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Practice Day 1
During our first day of practice we did a rather lengthy dynamic warmup followed by five laps of sprint the straightaways, walk 50 meters, jog 50 meters. Due to the heat this workout became much more challenging that it sounds. For the warmup we started with a few 100 meter accelerations then some basic movements such as lunges and legs swings. We then went into the more specialized movements such as marching walks and A-skips. By doing the general dynamic movements first, athletes can become fully warmed up. Having the more sprinting specific movements second helps athletes work on basic form issues right before running.
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I may have to come out and watch the show on Friday!
ReplyDeleteThats great that you got a group of kids that are willing to put in the work and give an all out effort to prepare themselves for the season. I know that the heat can be very challenging especially when running, but don't worry cooler weather is on the way. Good luck with your workouts and have a great season!
ReplyDeleteThe heat has definitely been an issue for us with soccer training. After three weeks we are finally becoming accustomed to the work load in the heat. Good luck with the time trials.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have a great group of kids that you are working with! I am currently working with my basketball girls doing some preseason conditioning. I love to see athletes push themselves farther than even they think they can go!
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