Mac Wilkins - Coaching the Discus

by Texas Track & Field Coaches Association

Description

Learn to coach the discus with clarity, purpose, and championship-level precision.

In this course, Mac Wilkins delivers a powerful framework for coaching the throws, built on communication, teaching responsibility, and the technical keys that separate average throwers from elite performers.

This is not just a technique course; it’s a coaching philosophy. Mac simplifies complex movements into clear, actionable teaching points that you can immediately apply with athletes at any level.

If you want to build technically sound, rhythm-driven, and confident discus throwers, this course gives you the blueprint.

Transform the way you coach and teach the discus.

Build better rhythm. Build better balance.

Build better throwers.

Lessons

1 Coaching the Throws with Purpose 3:15 2 Conversations That Matter 2:16 3 We Are All Teachers 3:58 4 Teachers' View 4:42 5 Technique Enhancement Machine 3:18 6 Three Biggest Discus Keys 2:22 7 Rhythm Trumps All 3:38 8 The Two Keys to Discus Success: Rhythm and the Line 4:40 9 Getting on Balance 8:07 10 Shoulder Over the Toes 3:52 11 Optimizing the Wingspan/Radius 2:43 12 It's a Leverage Deal 6:30 13 Stand Throw 2:51 14 Conclusion 4:12

The Coach

Texas Track & Field Coaches Association

Mac Wilkins is an Olympic Champion and world-renowned discus throw coach known for combining elite performance experience with a powerful teaching philosophy. His coaching approach simplifies complex biomechanics into clear, repeatable movements that athletes and coaches can immediately apply in the throwing circle.

He is one of the greatest throwers in track and field history. He won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games, setting an Olympic Record and ranking #1 in the world. He also earned a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics and placed fifth in 1988. In 1976, Wilkins broke the world record four times, including a historic performance in San Jose, California, where he set world records on three consecutive throws. He was an eight-time U.S. National Champion in the discus and a U.S. Indoor National Champion in the shot put.

Wilkins has developed 24 National Champions and 94 All-Americans across the discus, javelin, shot put, and hammer. In 2013, he joined USA Track & Field at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, preparing athletes for international competition. Wilkins continues to mentor throwers of all levels, sharing his expertise in Olympic-level discus training, throwing mechanics, rhythm development, and coaching education worldwide.

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Caterory:	Track and Field/Discus
Duration:
Videos:	14