Consistency Before Intensity: Build a Throw That Holds Up
Why repeatable positions, clear priorities, and controlled practice create confidence that transfers when competition pressure rises.
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Coaching and athlete development
Strength That Transfers: Conditioning the Thrower for Speed and Power
How energy systems, training loads, exercise order, recovery, and periodization can build usable strength without burying the athlete in fatigue.
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The Right Drill at the Right Time: Make Practice Transfer
A drill is useful only when it addresses the athlete’s actual priority and connects back to the complete throw.
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Start With the Standing Throw: Build the Beginner Shot Put Foundation
A safe, practical progression for teaching the power position, lower-body initiation, a firm block, and a balanced finish.
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Lessons From the Circle: What Competing Taught Me About Coaching
Lessons from high school, Division I, and masters competition on trusting the process, staying present, refining mechanics, and coaching the individual.
Read the articleThe Art of Coaching: Be an Evaluator, Not a Commentator
Information is a tool. Great coaching requires the experience, reflection, and judgment to turn that tool into the right solution for the athlete in front of you.
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Future articles will continue to cover shot put and discus technique, drill selection, athlete assessment, strength and power, and championship mindset.