1996 Summer Olympics 100m final

Take a look at this classic video of the world record 100m race at the 1996 Summer Olympic games in Atlanta.  This race featured three false starts including a disqualification on sprinter Linford Christie.  This race featured some legends in the 100 meters.  Franki Fredricks, Michael Marsh, Donovan Bailey, Ato Bolden, Dennis Mitchell, and Linford Christie.  Check it out!  I love watching these classic races. 





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pqijESw6xHg

Drills to Improve Speed and Change of Direction

Here are some #FLSP video clips to improve speed and change of direction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9dLAnx_gDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYadd3lBHU

Speed Training Sessions Today

Hello all,

Saturday morning speed training sessions today.  I have three scheduled.  I will be working with Wethersfield High football players and Xavier High football players this morning.  Lots of cone drills today as they athletes will work on their change of direction, planting, cutting, re-acceleration.  Change of directions direction sessions are always fun to teach.

Have a great day!

The 400 Meters

If you are a true track and field fan you would like this article by my good friend Jimson Lee who is the founder of www.speedendurance.com

 

Lashawn Merritt vs Kirani James – The Greatest (Track & Field) Show on Earth

July 9, 2014 by Jimson Lee Leave a Comment

This article is guest blogged by Lee Ness, a UKA qualified Event Group Coach for Sprints and Hurdles, the Head Coach/Sprint Coach at City of Salisbury Athletics, and Running Club and Track and Field Team Manager for Wiltshire Athletics Association. Click here for all articles written by Lee Ness.

Lashawn Merritt vs Kirani James – The Greatest (Track & Field) Show on Earth

Further to my last article on why the 400m is the greatest race in on earth, this article is about why, right now, it is the greatest track and field show on earth as well. First let me explain about the other track and field points of interest.

One man/woman shows.

The 100m is a one man show. It is the “will Usain Bolt win and what will his time be?”  The only interesting thing about the other competitors for him is about their respective drugs bans. Old news, the track and field community would rather it go away. Not because we want it swept under the carpet, but because the people like Gay and Gatlin hold little interest for us. They are soiled goods that haven’t really paid a penance. Bolt is the only show in town and if he isn’t racing, it isn’t as interesting. Pole Vault is Lavellenie’s show. How high can he go? That’s it. Entertaining (if TV would ever get the coverage of field events right) but not really hot competition. Which Ukhov will turn up? Is anyone ever going to challenge Valerie Adams? That isn’t to say I won’t be watching these events and enjoying every moment. But they are binary, zero-sum events. Will they or won’t they. They are about the performance of a single competitor in each.

The Match-Ups

It is the match-ups that really drive my interest. Bolt, Weir and Blake is a good race to watch in the 200m, if it would ever happen outside a major championship, and there is an excellent competition building between Shelly-Ann Fraser Price, Allyson Felix and Blessing Okagbare. But the true Blue Riband race right now is the rivalry between Lashawn Merritt and Kirani James. Since the World Championships in 2011, James and Merritt have been slugging it out like two wizened prize-fighters, trading blows over 12 races. James the young 21-year old pretender versus the 28-year old Merritt, the younger man leading their head-to-head by 7 races to 5. Twice this year, both men have dipped below the magical 44 second mark in the same race. James won both. Merritt must wonder what he has to do to beat James. When he lays down a season’s best of 43.92, James steps up with a IAAF Diamond League and new National Record of 43.74. James has a lot of time left at the top. Merritt has a few, but not too many. However, what you can be sure of is that these two will continue to slug it out, over and over again. Who will history see as the best? Only time will tell, but watching the story unfold is what makes this the greatest (track and field) show on earth.

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7 on 7 Passing camps

A good article here about the downfall of 7 on 7 passing camps for high school football players.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20140629/COLUMNISTS0623/140629181/1567/sports?Title=Summer-Camps-Spark-Debate

Attitude Reflect Leadership

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guA_4AzXqh0