Upcoming Clinic Opportunities

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With the start of the high school season right around the corner, there are a couple of clinic opportunities for athletes in and around southern Wisconsin.  The first is coming up this weekend in Waukesha.

Championship Track and Field Camps will once again be hosting their winter learn-by-doing clinic at Waukesha South High School, on December 17.  I had a scheduling conflict come up, so I will not be [...]

Why I Throw Video

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Rachel’s “Why I Throw” video is now up.  I think it turned out great!  Check it out below.

Shot Put Box Drills

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The process of changing my hosting provider proved to be a bit more troublesome than I expected.  In the process I lost a couple of my most recent drill of the week posts.  So here is the series of shot put box drills I have posted recently.

In shot put box step off, the athlete is focusing on pushing up and off the box with the back foot.  [...]

UW-Whitewater Learn-by-Doing Clinic

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UW-Whitewater Learn-by-Doing clinic information and registration materials. [...]

How Should Throwers Warm Up?

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Dr. Larry Judge has produced some great athletes in the throws.  He is constantly researching and publishing new material, from the unique perspective of not just an academic, but also the real-world experience and first hand knowledge of working with some of the best athletes in the world.  He recently published an article in Techniques Magazine dealing with the issue of designing a warm up for throwers.  If you [...]