Rob Assise @HFJumps Twitter profile

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Rob Assise

1 year

Every state meet has stories from on the track that so many witness - here are some of mine which happened off the track. Not as many witnesses, but still huge significance in my mind!

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Rob Assise

@HFJumps

5 years

Football off-season looks a lot like track in-season. Maybe there is a connection!?!? 🤔

Joseph Guarascio

@CoachJoeyG

5 years

Speed day 💨💨💨 not sexy but savagely simple #edge #football #fast #sprint #bound #jump #run @CSUFootball

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@HFJumps

4 years

Allow me to introduce you to the track and field event which requires the greatest physical demands.

theScore

@theScore

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It’s official, found a real life superhero. 🐰😳 (🎥: @OmarGooddness )

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@HFJumps

1 year

The best 100 seconds on Twitter this week.

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@HFJumps

4 years

This remains one of my favorite TJ drills (thanks @joey_pacione !). Going from this right to working on 1st phase into the pit works really well. TJ article on the horizon.

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2 years

4x100 Champions!

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5 years

I’m always weighing +/- of an activity. Sometimes you just have to load up.

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@HFJumps

1 year

High jump practice.

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@HFJumps

5 years

⁦ @QuintonStringf1 ⁩ 49-1 I believe a new IL #1

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@HFJumps

5 years

Yesterday I saw a kid skateboarding at a park by himself. He was attempting a trick for over 45 minutes. He fell, A LOT, but kept getting back up. Maybe us old people should stop complaining about “kids these days” and do a better job at tapping into the resiliency they have!

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Rob Assise

@HFJumps

5 years

My latest. Normally I don’t ask people to share, but I would love to see this one go viral! H.S. T&F altered the course of my life, and I think it can do the same for others. 11 Reasons for All Athletes to Join the Track and Field Team - SimpliFaster

11 Reasons for All Athletes to Join the Track and Field Team - SimpliFaster

Like most track and field coaches, Rob Assise believes the sport has great benefits for high school athletes involved in a multitude of other sports. Here, he lists 11 reasons why non-track athletes...

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@HFJumps

2 years

Athlete runs on of the best times in NCAA history and most comments are “man, if she can just be better at the start.” Or maybe her race distribution is fine just the way it is 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Abby Steiner wind legal 10.92!

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@HFJumps

5 years

Quinton Stringfellow’s 49-4. Him finishing this jump may be the most athletic thing I’ve ever seen in track and field.

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@HFJumps

2 years

Chris Korfist coached his first 4x100 state champion this weekend. Awesome moment. A better moment was when he was helping another school w/ RPR. When asked why by our athletes… “There’s nothing better than helping a stranger.” Phenomenal coach, better person.

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@HFJumps

2 years

I failed an athlete today. I apologized. I should have been better. It’s year 19 and I’m still as imperfect as ever. I’ll apologize again on Monday.

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@HFJumps

3 years

Dunking practice is a top 3 high jump workout.

Zack Anderson

@zcanderson24

3 years

High jump squad didn’t have a place to practice today, so we put some work in at the wellness #goyotes @SDCoyotesXCTF

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3 years

This is the most unnecessary apology ever! The way this man competes and carries himself…..there aren’t enough A+s

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2 years

Why I love jump rope running. A thread.... 1. Coordination/timing. Most athletes will want to take two steps per rope swing as this is how many did it when they are younger. Changing the rhythm poses as instant challenge.

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@HFJumps

6 years

Said this to a coach yesterday.... “If I design my program around strength, I may lose speed. If I design my program around speed, I get both.”

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6 years

The most important article of 2018. Well done @JeremyFrisch ! A Return to Play: Movement Training for Youth Athletes - SimpliFaster via @SimpliFaster

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@HFJumps

3 years

Anyone who doesn’t think track and field can help a football player is a 🤡. Anyone who thinks a football player makes it to the NFL because of track and field is a 🤡. Let’s stop this silly debate and put our energy in creating the best possible programs for kids!

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@HFJumps

5 years

Top down training? 1. Brain 2. Breathing 3. Foot/ankle I'd argue these are the most important items in training. The brain always wins. You don't breathe, you die. The foot transmits force from above.

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3 years

To all IL XC runners, I’ll give you the advice of my daughter (almost 7) from her swim races yesterday… “I first imagined there was an alligator behind me, so that scared me and I swam faster, but then I decided to BE the alligator.” 🐊 🐊 🐊

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@HFJumps

5 years

Dear Class 3A, Sorry for messing up LJ qualifying standards for next year. Sincerely, BT Sectional

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@HFJumps

2 years

Whenever someone with a 9 to 5 makes a comment about teachers having the summers off, they say it with a hate that implies teachers were the people who prevented them from choosing to be teachers 🤷🏻‍♂️

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@HFJumps

5 years

Best way to improve ability to move people? A. Move people (join wrestling) B. Move weights Best way to get faster? A. Sprint competitively (join track) B. Move weights AA all the way! Be an ATHLETE!

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@HFJumps

6 years

Day 4 - Challenging coordination. Inspired by @JeremyFrisch . @HFHSAthletics @HFtrack_field

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@HFJumps

5 years

When we have the infield available, this is my favorite curve to set up.

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@HFJumps

6 years

The curvilinear chaser.....Always an open gym favorite!

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@HFJumps

5 years

Dear Humans, More PE and recess please! For everyone. Love, Rob

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@HFJumps

4 years

One of most improved athletes has been Trent Pearson. Excited to see what he will do on the track and runway this year!

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@HFJumps

3 years

People should really start caring about triple jump!

illWill

@WilliamClaye

3 years

My apologies to everyone that tuned in to nbc today to watch me compete and didn’t see not one jump. Usatf was too busy clout chasing off DK (I was impressed)...This is my winning jump right here though! Thanking God to be back on the runway again🙏🏿

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@HFJumps

4 years

"taking several months out of the year to focus primarily on speed development is something many young athletes can benefit from." I would substitute "almost all" for "many"

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@HFJumps

3 years

In a school which is 1:1 (student:tech device) there is no need for phones to be allowed in the classroom. I’d argue it is the biggest deterrent of learning in the past 20 years….and it’s not even close.

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@HFJumps

5 years

World class speed is different. What could he have done in his prime? One thing we’ve heard from many fast football players is the speed found on the track is “something else” than what they find on the football field. Football and T&F remain a no-brainer of a pair.

FloTrack

@FloTrack

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Usain Bolt runs 4.22 to tie the fastest NFL 40...in sweats and sneakers

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5 years

Bloom Sectional 🔹Electric atmosphere ⚡️⚡️ 🔹INCREDIBLE competition 🔹Truly elite performances It BAFFLES me why any fall/winter sport coach would discourage T&F. You ain’t finding what happened yesterday in any weightroom or “showcase” Competition has no substitute!

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@HFJumps

4 years

I’m extremely excited to announce the debut of this jump drills resource, which holds value for any land-based sport. 33 dense minutes of progressions and variations of skipping, galloping, and run-run-jumps. Brought to you by @FieldFocus1 !

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@HFJumps

6 years

I teach math. The equation below doesn’t hold up. No one can offer more than “it depends” when it comes to squatting and sprinting. Want to be really fast? SPRINT! A track program which prioritizes speed will always remain a great option for those interested in getting faster.

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@CoachWeck

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Wanna be really fast? Lift weights! Heavy squat = Fast!

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@HFJumps

4 years

I received an email from a student yesterday. Besides completing eLearning, this student is... Walking for 2 hours a day Doing yoga Painting Creating a mentoring program and podcast High school kids are inspiring. I miss being around their energy!

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@HFJumps

5 years

Science!

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@HFJumps

5 years

Multi-sport ⭐️ AJ Henning: “Track & 🏈 work hand-in-hand, improving my speed in the off season. It really does translate into the game of 🏈. It’s really surprising [more players don’t do it] because it helps a lot. I’ve seen great improvements with it.”

2019 Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year: Lincoln-Way East’s AJ Henning

It’s hard not to hold your breath with anticipation when the ball is heading Henning’s way. Astounding things can happen.

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@HFJumps

1 year

And they will all feel like magic tomorrow…

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@HFJumps

8 months

Sprinting in P.E. shiuld be the the norm across all of the land!

Coach A Vogel

@CoachAVogel

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The proof…Kyair hitting .903 F10yd in socks today! Last week he hit .89 31yd Sprint In timed with Arena Gear Lasers

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@HFJumps

4 years

Grab a cup of coffee (or two) for my latest blog and BOUND into Thursday!

Bounding – How to Teach and Train This Perfect Exercise - SimpliFaster

Coach Rob Assise looks at every facet of bounding and presents ways to utilize bounding within a training program, no matter what your sport.

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@HFJumps

6 years

Saturday logic lesson...

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@HFJumps

5 years

Truth 💣 💣💣💣 “You’ve been told your whole life, that you become stronger to get faster, when it actually works the other way around as well. Speed and plyo training produce high levels of tension and levels of neural excitement you can’t reach in the weight room.”

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@BooSchex

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What Happened to Plyos? Some opinions here:

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@HFJumps

3 years

Feel Good Friday! Today’s shout-out goes to @pntrack , who has slapped the world of athletics across the face with a message of the importance of sprinting and making practice the opposite of suck. Leaving a legacy by making thousands of kids have a better athletic experience!

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@HFJumps

5 years

Question I received yesterday: “Is ____ a good distance for a 10 year old in triple jump?” Response: “Why is a 10 year old triple jumping? Hopscotch, jumping on/off stuff, and TAG. That’s all I have to say about that.”

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@HFJumps

5 years

My Instagram feed consistently shows an ad for workout bands to improve speed. “Recommended for ages 5+” How about an advanced training game called “tag”.....played barefoot? Sickens me that many parents will follow their “training program”

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@HFJumps

5 years

We know all sectionals aren’t equal (weather, facilities, competition, ability to switch direction), yet the standards are the same. This 4 day stretch has shown this. There has to be a better way.

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@HFJumps

11 months

Nice ceremony for our program today. Much appreciated, @HFHSAthletics !

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@HFJumps

6 years

My latest on how we structure our maximum velocity/acceleration workouts for the HF Boys’ Track team. Thanks to @TFConsortium for the opportunity to share! “Feeding the Cats the HF Way”

Feeding the Cats the HF Way

Feeding the Cats the HF Way By: Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School When I started writing this in the spring of 2018, I went on what I thought would be a brief tangent about my evolution as...

trackfootballconsortium.com

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@HFJumps

6 years

Food for thought....

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@HFJumps

4 years

Hills or incline sprints are great for unloading the hamstring due to the speed and type of contractions, says @spikesonly . via @SimpliFaster

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@HFJumps

9 months

Hard to imagine anyone more deserving than Coach Korfist. He has had a positive impact on not only the athletes he has coached, but thousands of others with the expertise he shares w/ peers. Congratulations on being inducted into the ITCCCA Hall of Fame!

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@HFJumps

4 years

I'm a little slow sometimes, but was that another NFL 1st round where the greatest commonality amongst all was speed? Call me crazy, but it seems like there is a pattern or something.....a great opportunity to use inductive reasoning.

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@HFJumps

5 years

This year I’ve started to write workouts by hand. In year’s past I’d refer back to a electronic doc and adjust. Starting with a blank piece of paper has enhanced my creativity and allowed me to focus on the athletes I am currently dealing with.

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@HFJumps

5 years

Came across this today. One of my all-time favorites. Triple jump remains the ultimate off-season training for skill football players and anyone with a pulse on a basketball court! @HFHSAthletics

Scientists reveal triple jumpers are the ultimate Olympians

Loughborough researchers found the force used by an athlete on the ground in between the hop and step phases in triple jumping can be up to 22 times their weight.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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@HFJumps

2 years

Wife: What are you working on? Me: Article on isometrics. Wife: How long will it be? Me: Probably 3000-4000 words. Wife: 4000 words about not moving? I don’t get it. 😂😂😂

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@HFJumps

5 years

The best summary of minimum effective dose I have come across. From “The Little Black Book of Training Wisdom” I think I bought the Kindle version for 99 cents. Best bargain ever.

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@HFJumps

1 year

Pretty legit Indoor pit Follow me for more sick rhymes.

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@HFJumps

4 years

Plyometrics....a thread.... I've recently seen posts saying not to use plyometrics as conditioning. I agree with this 100%, and I generally hate the word conditioning, so take this for what it is worth....

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@HFJumps

5 years

Over the past 3 years, @HFtrack_field has scored 129 points at the state meet, finishing 5th, 2nd, and 2nd. If my math is correct, the next closet totals are 101, 87, and 85. A truly amazing run!

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@HFJumps

5 years

My 2 year old son had a soccer class yesterday. He won a race against 5 other kids by at least 15 feet. If his dream school doesn’t offer him in the next 48 hours, I think he is just going to go pro. Or MAYBE.... We should just enjoy the present and let the future come to us.

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@HFJumps

6 years

Experimented with this one today. Trying to mimic force vectors/GCT from accel to max V. Tentatively calling it 6! (6 factorial) 6 ft spacing down to 2 ft.

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@HFJumps

3 years

My son just got dressed in 33 seconds. Smashed his PR by 21 seconds. Record. Rank. Publish. @pntrack

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6 years

2018 SWSC Indoor Conference Champions! 3-peat!

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3 years

Vertical jump test validity a hot topic recently.... I wonder why we just don’t test broad jump. Just need a tape measure, essentially impossible to cheat, measures a similar quality 🤷🏻‍♂️

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@HFJumps

5 years

My anthem for 2020 will be.... Be a person who takes 100 lbs off people’s shoulders. More smiles. More eye contact. More high fives. More fist bumps. More hugs. “Boy, you gonna carry that weight”

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@HFJumps

5 years

Breaking news! All roads still lead back to sleep.

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@StrengthCoachMJ

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Athletes: Think of this graph the next time you hear “Go to bed”

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6 years

Great enthusiasm and competition on Day 3!

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6 years

Posted a version of this last year. I think it is still right on the 💵!

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@HFJumps

4 years

I guess Saban doesn’t think they are fast enough.

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@BamaBunker

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Alabama is set to hire David Ballou as strength coach and coming in with him is Matt Rhea. Saban did a lot of research on Ballou and he is the best man for the job. #RollTide

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6 years

Coach, what should I do in the off-season for jumps? Short answer - 1. Sprint 2-3 times a week. 2. Play pick-up basketball. Long answer -

7 Off-Season Training Tips for High School Long Jumpers - SimpliFaster

High school long jumpers can do much more than sit around watching TV, playing video games, or scrolling through YouTube in the off-season. Here are things that a high school long jumper can do on...

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@HFJumps

2 years

Bilal Muhammad - first athlete over 21 m (21.2 m) at the start of the season.

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@HFJumps

5 years

A little variation today to some common movements. Work in progress.

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@HFJumps

2 years

7 years ago, I would have viewed this and let anger win. When I saw this today, my first thought was, "This person probably needs a hug." I truly hope this person has a nice day. We all have the ability to choose our output based on the input!

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@HFJumps

3 years

The acceleration vs. Max V debate bores me these days. The reason you expose ANY athlete to Max V is it is the greatest training stimulus that can be given to the nervous system.

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@HFJumps

2 years

All schools partaking in a track and field sectional should pay a fee to the host. I think $500 is reasonable. Huge undertaking to do well. Currently little incentive for the host to do it. May result in more schools seeking to host.

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@HFJumps

2 years

Excited to contribute to Simplifaster's "What I've Added/Dropped" series. I find this style of blog to be the most helpful bc you can see the coach's thought process. Hopefully this one will allow you to see mine, and provide you with a takeaway or 2!

What I’ve Added and What I’ve Dropped from Training High School Jumpers - SimpliFaster

Coach Rob Assise believes junk volume may be the biggest deterrent to high performance after mental health, diet, and sleep. However, he dropped “minimum effective dosage” from his programming...

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@HFJumps

5 years

The yearly list of reminders as to why T&F is a great option! Register today! @HFtrack_field @HFHSAthletics

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2 years

When I met with freshman football, I was asked “what does track do for punishment if the sport is running?” Practice is privilege - you are asked to change behavior, and if that doesn’t happen, you are told to leave.

Call me Keir

@RUGBY_STR_COACH

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If your punishment for athletes is exercise, the punishment only lasts as long as the exercise. Remove them from the group and limit their status, the punishment lasts until you give it back. Ask any athlete what they miss most when they retire- the group.

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The purpose of plyometrics is to make the sensory nervous system braver.

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5 years

My wife goes to the gym on Saturday mornings. The kids and I destroy the house playing, but try to clean before she gets home... “Daddy, you guys chose to have kids, so she is just going to have to deal with us making a mess all the time.”

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3 years

Just over a week in and I can’t emphasize how enjoyable track practice has been. The guys lift me up. I have enjoyed, and will continue to be thankful for, every moment with them!

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2021 Daily Mission 30 mins of play with kids 30 mins of reading with kids Show kids I ❤️ their mother

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2 years

1/n Tests to identify track and field jumpers…a thread. 1. Fly 10. Faster max speed means faster submax speed. Take-off speed is kind of important!

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If I coached a field or court sport, my speed sessions would follow a 4 day rollover, most likely hitting 3 per week, but sometimes 2 or 4. - Acceleration - Max V (linear) - Change of direction - Curvilinear Hybrids could be used when necessary.

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5 years

This arm action makes me smile! @TheGreatxJay

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5 years

Why we spend time every day working the foot/ankle!

JB Morin

@jb_morin

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Foot & ankle muscles are active contributors to human "propulsion" Sprint, jump, COD, etc...don't let them be your weakest link 🔗💪👣 Great new research here 👏 ✅🧐 ⏩ on to sport performance ?😍

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3-6 x 40 m with 5 mins rest between reps IS A GRIND… For the nervous system.

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My latest. Thanks to Simplifaster for the chance to share! The 3 Cardinal Sins of Horizontal Jumping - SimpliFaster via @SimpliFaster

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@HFJumps

3 years

A lot of shade being thrown around… I just wanted to say “thanks” to @IHSAState for figuring out how to make a state series work this year. Looking forward to getting back to “normal” next year!

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4 years

♾ crawls. One of my favorites.

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2 years

Athletes are often looking for extra work to do away from the track. Here are items I find which have great value for anyone with a pulse.

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@HFJumps

2 years

My heart goes out to everyone who was in Latif Thomas’ inner circle. Latif was an absolute legend in T&F coaching education. As a young coach who came into a great situation and had early success, I had some serious battles with Dunning-Kruger.

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3 years

Good thing he had his passport. Dude landed in Mexico.

Jumpers World

@jumpers_world

3 years

Will Claye goes 16.94m (55-7) from 8 steps in practice! 😳😖 🎥 IG: jeremyfhj

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3 years

This literally checks ALL of the boxes!

Elisabeth Oehler

@eo_performance

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Obstacles are great for developing Fundamental Movement Skills - Make it simple, but not simple at the same time! Also, let falling, struggling and failing be a part of it.

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