In part one of this blog series ,we clearly identify the pillars of our active dynamic warm up (ADW). The beauty of these pillars is that we have a clear framework that helps organize the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of the training session we are about to take our athlete’s through. I’d say that is pretty …
Not Your Average Coach’s Warm Up – Part 1
Growing up, did you ever start practice with ‘a lap’? You know, a jog around the field or court, following your Captains like they are leading you to the glory land? We’ve all done it and we’ve learned from it, right? So now, we do more intensive stretching and ballistic movements. You can’t see it, …
Developing a Proper Warm Up for Track and Field
Three-season track athletes (Cross Country, Winter Track, Spring Track) are running 9-10 months out of the year. There are a number of considerations that are a little different than what you would deal with in a typical 1 or 2 sport athlete. Even though coaches may think track athletes know a lot about running, many …