The document discusses how to structure a running practice, including warming up, dynamic stretches, aerobic runs, strides, and recovery. It emphasizes watching athletes closely during important workouts and being prepared to adjust the plan based on how the athletes are responding physically. The overall goal is to properly prepare and progress athletes throughout the practice while also coaching them effectively.

1. Colorado Coaches Clinic
December 11th 2009
Practice: How and Why
Detailed description of how
we practice and why do
the things we do during practice
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2. Practice: How and Why
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3. Practice: How and Why
Where did they come from
and what were they doing?
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4. Practice: How and Why
Where did they come from
and what were they doing?
Class
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5. Practice: How and Why
Where did they come from
and what were they doing?
Class Car
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6. Practice: How and Why
Where did they come from
and what were they doing?
Class Car Hunched Over
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7. Practice: How and Why
Where did they come from
and what were they doing?
Class Car Hunched Over
You can’t change the first two,
but you should address the third
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8. Practice: How and Why
You can’t change the first two,
but you should address the third
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9. Practice: How and Why
You can’t change the first two,
but you should address the third
The Lunge Matrix, Lateral Lunge,
Myrtl, Wharton AIS (rope stretching)
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10. Practice: How and Why
Then the warm-up run...20 min
for elites but will be less for
high school athletes
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11. Practice: How and Why
Then the warm-up run...20 min
for elites but will be less for
high school athletes
Why do it?
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12. Practice: How and Why
Then the warm-up run...20 min
for elites but will be less for
high school athletes
Why do it?
Increase Temp.
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13. Practice: How and Why
Then the warm-up run...20 min
for elites but will be less for
high school athletes
Why do it?
Increase Temp. ROM
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14. Practice: How and Why
Then the warm-up run...20 min
for elites but will be less for
high school athletes
Why do it?
Increase Temp. ROM Knitting Circle
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15. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it?
Increase Temp. ROM Knitting Circle
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16. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it?
Increase Temp. ROM
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17. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it?
Increase Temp. ROM
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18. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it?
Focus on the
Increase Temp. ROM task at Hand
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19. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it?
Focus on the
task at Hand
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20. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it?
Focus on the Sneak some more
task at Hand work into practice
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21. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it?
Focus on the
task at Hand
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22. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it? Focus on the
task at Hand
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23. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it? Focus on the
task at Hand
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24. Practice: How and Why
After the aerobic running we
often do the Aerobic Work Warm-Up
Why do it? Focus on the
Let’s ask Austin and task at Hand
Brent how this
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25. Practice: How and Why
Who is Vince Anderson?
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26. Practice: How and Why
Who is Vince Anderson? Strides
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27. Practice: How and Why
Who is Vince Anderson? Strides
✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
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28. Practice: How and Why
Who is Vince Anderson? Strides
✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
or
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29. Practice: How and Why
Who is Vince Anderson? Strides
✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
or
✴Strides are assigned at a percentage
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30. Practice: How and Why
Who is Vince Anderson? Strides
✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
or
✴Strides are assigned at a percentage
and
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31. Practice: How and Why
Who is Vince Anderson? Strides
✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
or
✴Strides are assigned at a percentage
and
✴On big days, I watch every stride/rep
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32. ✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
or
✴Strides are assigned at a percentage
and
✴On big days, I watch every stride/rep
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33. ✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
or
✴Strides are assigned at a percentage
and
✴On big days, I watch every stride/rep
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them or coaching them?”
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34. Are we ever going to Run?
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35. Are we ever going to Run?
✴Start after you’ve coached like a PT
✴Start after you’ve got their attention
✴On big days, you can’t “fake the funk”
and if they aren’t ready then tweak.
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36. Are we ever going to Run?
✴On big days, you can’t “fake the funk”
and if they aren’t ready then tweak.
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37. Are we ever going to Run?
✴On big days, you can’t “fake the funk”
and if they aren’t ready then tweak.
1.Practice prep
2.Essential components of a warm -up
3.Implementation of a workout with common adjustments and
attitudes during the course of a session
4.Recovery and cool down
5.Placement of supplemental work (GS, ancillary work)
6.Then all the way into post workout recovery and muscle
regeneration.
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38. Are we ever going to Run?
✴On big days, you can’t “fake the funk”
and if they aren’t ready then tweak.
1.Practice prep
2.Essential components of a warm -up
3.Implementation of a workout with common adjustments and
attitudes during the course of a session
4.Recovery and cool down
5.Placement of supplemental work (GS, ancillary work)
6.Then all the way into post workout recovery and muscle
regeneration.
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39. ✴Strides are assigned at specific paces
or
✴Strides are assigned at a percentage
and
✴On big days, I watch every stride/rep
This is Right Brain. “Are you training
them or coaching them?”
- Vern Gambetta | @coachgambetta
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