Complete Track and Field Conditioning: The Complete Guide to the Jumping Events Boo Schexnayder (Author), Latif Thomas (Editor)
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Discover a Breakthrough Strength and Conditioning Resource for Every Jumping Event
Coach Boo Schexnayder reveals the little known secrets of creating an effective strength and conditioning program for the Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and Pole Vault with this definitive text on preparing all athletes for the physical demands of training and competing in the jumping events
In this text the author points out basic practices, procedures, and tenets of jump training design. Also, many issues for consideration are addressed. An attempt is made to provide guidance in handling nearly every situation that may arise in the planning and administration of jump training.
This text provides a list of procedures to follow, matters to consider, and decisions that must be made when planning and administering training. Also, the text provides a body of knowledge for the coach to draw upon to govern the decision making processes. The reader is expected to fill in the rest, in a manner applicable to that unique coaching situation.
About Coach Boo Schexnayder
Irving “Boo” Schexnayder is regarded internationally as one of the leading authorities in training design. He, as co-founder of SAC brings 31 years of experience in the coaching and consulting fields to the organization.
Most noted for the 12 years he spent as a member of the Track and Field coaching staff at LSU. Schexnayder, who coached collegiately at Louisiana-Lafayette and Blinn Junior College prior to arriving at LSU, placed quite an imprint on the collegiate track and field scene. Regarded as one of the world’s premier field event coaches, he was the mastermind behind 19 NCAA Champions during his collegiate coaching career. He was a part of 12 NCAA Championship teams and a pair of Juco National titles, as well as developing a host of conference champions and All-Americans.
Schexnayder has also been a prominent figure on the international scene, having coached triple jumper Walter Davis to multiple World Championships, and long jumper John Moffitt to a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He also tutors former US Long Jump Champ Brian Johnson, Miguel Pate, ranked 6th in the world in 2008, and US Indoor Champ Jeremy Hicks. He has coached 10 Olympians, and has served on coaching staffs for Team USA to the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing, and was the Jumps Coach for Team USA at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
As impressive as Schexnayder’s accomplishments are on the track, he has been just as successful off the track. He is certified at Level I, II and III, and owns the prestigious Master Coach Designation from USA Track and Field. He has formerly served as national chair of USATF’s Coaching Education Committee, Jumps Subcommittee chair, and chair of the Biomechanics subcommittee. Schexnayder currently serves as the Chair of Advisory Board of the USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy, and directs its programs.
In this program, Coach Schexnayder teaches you how to design a strength and conditioning program to generate new personal bests for your Long Jumpers, Triple Jumpers, High Jumpers and Pole Vaulters.
Discover a gold mine of exclusive program design strategies from a
USA Track and Field Master Coach proven to bring jumpers to the
next level…whether you train juniors or professionals.
- Rank: #114351 in eBooks
- Published on: 2012-10-31
- Released on: 2012-10-31
- Format: Kindle eBook
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