The Southeastern Conference (SEC) produces some of the most explosive athletes in track and field every year. The conference had winners in the men’s and women’s long jump, women’s triple jump, and women’s high jump. Taking 4 of 6 jumping events at last week's outdoor national championships in Eugene, OR.
Jasmine Moore of the University of Florida was the first athlete to ever win every conference and national championship in the long jump and triple jump in the same year. Florida Coach Nic Petersen takes us through the performance markers and assessments that he uses with his athletes to examine elite track and field performance ability.
Newton’s 3rd law states: for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. For this reason, the entry into the middle of the circle might be the most important aspect of rotational throwing technique. Every action in the back of the circle has an equal and opposite reaction as the thrower advances into the latter parts of the throw.
Coming out of the back of the circle starts with an efficient windup. In this clip Tony Ciarelli, former throws coach at Newport Harbor HS (CA) explains the most important aspects to initiate a successful entry into the middle of the circle.
