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2008 NTCA Throws Handbook [Book]
Cost: 20.00
Featuring articles by several of America’s most outstanding coaches and sport scientists, including HPC’s Mike Young, Glen Arnold, G. Martin Bingisser, Scott Cappos, William Caton, Harold Connolly, Matt Ellis, John Frazier, Brett Halter, Larry Judge, Mark Mirabelli, Brian Oldfield, Louie Simmons, John Smith and many more. 200 pages jam packed with throwing information for the athlete and coach. This product has a retail value of $24.95.
Dynamic Warmup Considerations for Speed-Power Athletes [DVD]
Cost: $40.00
Dynamic Warmup Considerations for Speed-Power Athletes offers a comprehensive overview of the means and methods of an effective dynamic warmup for speed-power athletes. Presented by Mike Young, the DVD provides detailed examples and descriptions of the various components of an effective warmup and provides practical advice on how to best integrate them in to your training program. This DVD is appropriate for any coach or athlete interested in performing maximally effective warmup protocols.
Among the topics covered:
1. Limitations of ‘Old School’ warmups
2. Benefits of dynamic warmup protocols on performance
3. The importance of task-specific warmup protocols
4. Guidelines for developing warmup protocols
5. Different types of warmup protocols
6. The role of stretching in a warmup protocol
7. Static and dynamic flexibility examples
8. Hurdle mobility and sprint drill examples
Biomotor Development of Speed-Power Athletes [DVD]
Cost: $40.00
In Biomotor Development of Speed-Power Athletes, Mike Young presents a detailed overview of the five biomotor abilities (strength, speed, flexibility, coordination, and endurance) and describes how to best train these abilities to maximize the performance of a speed-power athlete. This DVD is appropriate for coaches and athletes of all competitive levels and for a variety of sports (football, track & field, basketball). The DVD explains and demonstrates how coaches can select the appropriate training methods to best develop sport-specific speed and power for their athletes.
Among the topics covered:
1. Defining the biomotor abilities
2. Integrating balanced biomotor training
3. Compatible and complimentary training means to enhance the training stimulus
4. Speed development for speed-power athletes
5. Strength training for speed-power athletes
6. Flexibility training for speed-power athletes
7. Coordination training for speed-power athletes
8. Endurance training for speed-power athletes
Maximal Velocity Sprint Mechanics [DVD]
Cost: $40.00
Maximal Velocity Sprint Mechanics offers a comprehensive, yet easy to understand analysis of the mechanics and techniques associated with efficient sprinting. Presented by Mike Young, the DVD features a detailed explanation and technical breakdown of maximal velocity sprinting that can be easily implemented by coaches to develop their athletes speed. This DVD is appropriate for any coach or athlete interested in enhancing their straight-ahead speed.
Among the topics covered:
1. Fundamental concepts of sprinting
2. The relationship between stride length and stride frequency
3. The single most important factor that determines speed
4. The three primary goals of efficient sprinting mechanics
5. The role of the arm swing in sprinting
6. Detailed technical breakdown of optimum sprinting mechanics
Transfer of Training in Sports [Book]
Cost: $65.00
This great book from the legendary Russian Coach and Sports Scientist Anatoliy Bondarchuk is a must-have for all coaches. Bondarchuk is a former Olympic champion and multi-time world-record holder himself and he has coached over 23 athletes to the Olympics. There are 200 pages in the book broken down in to three main chapters:
1. A Brief Overview of the Transfer of Training
2. Transfer of Physical Abilities when Using Different Types of Exercises
3. Transfer of Motor Skills
This book is filled with tons of great information including over 100 charts and tables. Some charts give test results from Soviet Olympic Champions in various strength and field tests. Others detail correlational relationships between sprint performances over non-competition distances with actual competition performances. Sill another chart gives split times for World Championship sprint and hurdle races.