Sprint Drills

A Skips 

Notice in the slow motion part of the video how high Asafa gets his knees.

B-skips

Backwards Running: Again notice how he gets his heel up to his butt before extending it backwards

Sprint Start

It is very important to use all of the power from your legs in a sprint start.  Notice how the sprinter in the foreground is driving off of his back leg and driving to full extension.  This a very violent and explosive movement.  The arms are being driven as well and are almost over exaggerated to speed up the leg explosion.  The sprinter will then use several of his first strides to drive his body into the upright sprinting position.

Arm Position

Take a look at the photo.  Notice the arm position of the runner.  This is Asafa Powell, the former world record holder in the the 100M.  He has run a time of  9.76 in the 100M.  His arms are at right angles, elbow is being pulled back and his hand stops at his hip.  Although he is running at a fast speed he is relaxed.

Welcome!

Gentlemen, this is an area in which I will post information regarding the team and also training tips.  You can comment on the day's workout or anything else.  I will be monitoring what is said and posted so  please keep that in mind.