Course Curriculum

  • 01

    Throwing Events

  • 02

    Shot Put

    • Glide Shot Put Technique

    • Glide Shot Put Coaching

    • Glide Shot Put - Classic Version

    • Rotational Shot Put Technique

    • Rotational Shot Put Coaching

    • Video Rotational Shot Put

    • Medicine Ball Shot Put Throws
  • 03

    Discus Throw

    • Discus Throw Technique

    • Discus Throw Coaching

    • Discus Turning Drills

    • Medicine Ball Discus Throws

    • Video Discus Throwing Drills
  • 04

    Training

    • PDF Shot Put and Discus Throw Progressions

    • New Video: Variable Weight Implements

    • Strength Training For Throwers

    • PDF Strength Training Plan

    • Video Snatch Progression

    • Video Clean Progression

    • Video Squat

    • Video Bench Press

    • Medicine Ball Training (part one)

    • Medicine Ball Training (part two)

    • Video Medicine Ball Circuits

    • Plyometrics

  • 05

    Throwing Equipment and Rules

    • Throwing Rules

    • Throwing Implements and Equipment
  • 06

    Throwing Events Quiz

    • Shot Put and Discus Throw Quiz
  • 07

    New: Glide Shot Put Video Lessons

    • New Video: Why The Glide Shot Put Still Works

    • New Video: Glide Shot Put Movement and Drills

    • New Video: Glide Shot Put SDE's and CE's

    • Download New Video:Glide Shot Put Drills
  • 08

    Art and Science of Coaching

    • Principles of Coaching

    • Environment

    • Communication

    • Feedback

    • Strategies
  • 09

    Learning Styles

    • The Learning Process

    • Skill Advancement

    • Learning ComplexSkills (part one)

    • Learning Complex Skills (part two)

    • Movement Speed
  • 10

    Energy Systems

    • Energy Systems Introduction

    • Energy Systems and Intensity (part one)

    • Energy Systems and Intensity (part two)

    • ATP Power and Capacity

    • Track and Field Energy
  • 11

    Biomechanics

    • Biomechanics

    • Newton's Laws of Motion

    • Angular Movement

    • Track and Field Biomechanics

    • Mechanisms of Force
  • 12

    Muscles and Motor Units

    • Musculoskeletal System

    • Motor Units

    • Stretch Shortening Cycle

    • Muscle Slack
  • 13

    Athletic Abilities

    • Athletic Abilities

    • Strength (part one)

    • Strength (part two)

    • Speed

    • Endurance

    • Flexibility

    • Coordination

    • Multiple Abilities

    • Stages of Development
  • 14

    Exercise Selection

    • Exercise Selection

    • General Preparation Exercises

    • Specific Preparatory Exercises

    • Specific Development Exercises

    • Competition Exercises

    • Exercise and Transfer
  • 15

    Training Principles

    • Overload

    • Adaptation

    • Training Considerations

    • Supercompensation

    • Periodization

    • Programming

    • Compatibility (part one)

    • Compatibility (part two)
  • 16

    Practice Methods

    • Practice Goals and Design

    • Competition Rehearsal

    • Preparing for Success

    • Deliberate Practice
  • 17

    Champion Behaviors

    • Champion Behaviors

    • Traits of Olympians

    • Goals (part one)

    • Goals (part two)

    • Nutrition

    • Nature and Nurture
  • 18

    Exam and Resources

    • Quiz (L10)

    • Final Exam (Art and Science/Shot Put and Discus Throw)

    • Resources (All Courses)