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No Time? No Problem—Prioritize Speed & Experience
This lesson tackles common coaching challenges, such as lack of time and uncertainty about where to start. It emphasizes speed as the key performance factor in hurdles, jumps, and sprints. Instead of overloading athletes with drills, the focus is on experiential learning—running, hurdling, and jumping—to develop movement proficiency. Technique is layered on top of a strong speed and power foundation for better execution and long-term success.
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Hurdles: Developing the Skill of Rhythm by coach Chad Gunnelson is an in-depth course that focuses on the fundamental and advanced aspects of hurdling, emphasizing rhythm as the key to success. This course covers specific lessons such as the three phases of hurdle rhythm (attack, float, finish), developing an aggressive approach to the first hurdle, maintaining efficient step patterns between h...
