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The general principle is high intensity means lower volume and thus the opposite applies. Most practices the kids want to put max effort into every throw which means the volume will have to drop. As the coach, you may want your athletes to meet or exceed 30-50 throws in a practice. After 20 throws at full effort you’ll notice they are throwing much shorter, around 25 their technique will start to break down.
The solution…Have them throw without the shot or discus, and for hammer do turns. They are less likely to go full speed and will not have the stress cause by pushing around the implement. The intensity is naturally lowered since there is no reward for it. This will enable them to improve their technique in a down tempo situation. After doing the non-implement throws (shadow throws), you can then transition to utilizing implements. At this time you can start working with your athlete’s speed and aggression.
While this may seem excessive, utilizing this training method allows my guys to do 75 to 150 throws a practice. Currently, while in hammer preseason my athletes are doing 200 turns a day. They don’t leave practice exhausted; in fact they usually leave eager to throw. They did about 1000 turns last week.
Do something you’re not good at, repeat it 1000 times and see how easy it becomes...
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Do something you’re not good at, repeat it 1000 times and see how easy it becomes...
ReplyDeleteWell, something repeated BADLY 1000 times will not make you better. What it becomes is just...well...bad. Quality should come WAY before quantity. Most athletes cannot remain focused for 25 fulls. The majority of practice should be drill work and then lead into quality fulls.
Drill work is basically low impact/low strain throws with or without an implement. Doing fulls without an implement and not at full speed with a coach present to make sure quality is high is the same as drill work.
ReplyDeleteIn a control situation drills and full movements aren't any different. You can go full out on drills and get burned out quickly and you can go easy on fulls and last a long time. The adjustment comes from the coach advisement and athlete understanding.