Posts Tagged ‘multi-lateral development’
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Filed under: Program Design, Running, corrective exercise
Multi-Directional Training for the Sagittal Athlete
by Carson Boddicker on Jun 12th, 2009
If you have been following my blog for any period of time, you know that I have become an increasingly big fan of slideboard work for runners. This opinion was developed for many reasons. Runners spend so much time driving in the sagittal plane that their movement skills only apply to straight ahead movement. While this is fine and "sport specific" I see this to be counterproductive in the long term from both a movement skill and injury preven...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Continuing Education
Little League Burdens
by Carson Boddicker on Apr 21st, 2009
I just read an interesting piece in the Arizona Republic regarding the tough economic times and a reduction in little league enrollment. It's certainly a sad story for the individuals who are unable to compete due to financial hardships. You can read it here. Personally, I see youth sports as a very necessary thing now days, especially with many Arizona schools considering cutting back on PE classes or eliminating them all together. As a...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: coaching
Early Specialization of Athletes
by Carson Boddicker on Feb 23rd, 2009
Track and Field Videos on Flotrack The young girl is undoubtedly impressive, but I am a little concerned with what might surround some of this success. In looking at some comments regarding the girl's win, you'll see that a lot of people are in favor of getting her a good training program so that she can become the next Deena Kastor or Kara Goucher. While I am more than happy about anything that draws attention to the great sport of trac...Read More » Tags
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