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to the Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre
The Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre is the lasting legacy of the
2001 World Championships in Athletics. The Centre delivers world class
programs designed to foster excellence in coaches, develop high
performance athletes, and encourage participation and physical fitness
in Canadian youth. We are housed in the Faculty of Physical Education
and Recreation at the University of Alberta.
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Sport Science Video Update
Tue Jan 26 2010
Three new sport science videos have been posted this week. In our first video, Boo Schexnayder talks about a wide range of periodization concerns with regards to jumpers and how to manage an athlete’s development throughout a season. Second we have a complete breakdown of triple jumping technique in another excellent edition of Dan Pfaff’s Classroom to Track series. Lastly, Dr. Bondarchuk works with some hammer throwers in a practical session.
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Coach Cast: Static Stretching
Tue Jan 26 2010
This week we discuss the effectiveness of static stretching. A basic physiological understanding is given in terms of what is happening at the muscular and fascial level during this type of stretch before its effects on performance are discussed. For coaches looking to more clearly understand this type of work that has a common place in most training programs, this Coach Cast offers some good advice.
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New Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre's Director and Associate Director Appointments
Tue Jan 12 2010
The CACC is pleased to announce a new leadership structure that sees the appointment of Dr. Jim Denison as Director. Dr. Denison, an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, has been an active contributor to coaching development at all levels. Amongst his responsibilities, he is a program leader for the IAAF Coaching Academy, is the former editor of “The Coach” and authored Haile Gebrselassie’s official biography “The Greatest.”
As part of this role, Dr. Denison will be working closely with newly appointed Associate Director Brian Kropman in an effort not only to strengthen current initiatives but to install exciting new coaching development opportunities. Kropman, an employee at the CACC since 2005, has become an integral figure in the sport through his involvement with the Run Jump Throw program, the Little Big Run and managing the Centre’s website, a world renowned resource for athletics coaches.
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Sport Science Video Update
Tue Dec 01 2009
This week there are two new sport science videos that have been made available. First we have a complete dissection of pole vault technique from Dan Pfaff, who in 2008 led Brad Walker to an American record performance of 6.04m. Our next video is a practical session from Gary Winckler who illustrates some special strength exercises for hurdling before comparing them with traditional strength exercises.
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Vern Gambetta Interview
Tue Dec 01 2009
Vern Gambetta is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning having worked with world class athletes and teams in nine different sports. In athletics, Vern is well known for his role as a consulting coach for the Nike Oregon Project and has served as an editor of both New Studies in Athletics and the USATF’s technical journal. Vern is also the co founder of the USA track and field coaching program. Outside of athletics, Vern has worked with several major league soccer teams and is the former director of conditioning for two major league baseball teams, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets.
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Alain Blondel Interview
Wed Nov 18 2009
Alain Blondel was the personal coach of Heike Drechsler, the third farthest female long jumper of all time, from 1997 through her Olympic title in 2000. This Olympic gold made Heike the first and only woman to have two Olympic long jump victories to her name in addition to her two World Championship titles in the same event. Alain also enjoyed a solid athletic career which culminated in his victory at the 1994 European Championships in the decathlon, a competition at which he set his personal best of 8453 points. Alain’s ties to the sport run even deeper as he is currently the meet director of an IAAF permit indoor competition, the BW-Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Sport Science Video Update
Wed Nov 18 2009
Our first of three videos released this week is the third and final installment of Frans Bosch’s Running Mechanics series. The central idea discussed in this video is running economy, a topic which sprint and distance coaches alike will find to be very valuable. The second video is an open discussion with Dr. Bondarchuk where he talks about the danger of over-emphasizing strength work, the transfer of strength, and many other topics. Third, UK sprint relay coach Michael Khmel talks about the emerging view of the 4x100m relay as an individual event and balancing the team’s needs with the individual ambitions of the athletes.
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Coach Cast: Icing, Heating and Contrast Baths
Wed Nov 18 2009
The topic of this week’s Coach Cast is “Icing, Heating and Contrast Baths.” These therapeutic modalities are ones that have been used for ages and have recently received significant attention attempting to understand how effective each treatment really is. In this podcast we discuss common applications of these methods as well as some results of experiments conducted on their usefulness.
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Dr. Paavo Komi Interview
Tue Nov 03 2009
Dr. Paavo Komi has been one of, if not the leading sport scientist over the past several decades. He is one of the pioneers behind the study of stretch reflexes, the stretch shortening cycle and neuromuscular function in general. A professor emeritus and director of the Neuromuscular Research Center at the University of Jyvaskyla, he was also president of the European College of Sports Science from 1997 to 1999. Paavo is well known for his amazing array of published sports science material including his excellent text “Strength and Power in Sport.”
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Sport Science Video Update
Tue Nov 03 2009
Our first of three videos posted this week is a functional anatomy video covering the muscles of the upper appendicular skeleton. This video is intended for those coaches wanting to come to an understanding of the origins, insertions and actions of the muscles moving the arm and shoulder girdle as presented using interactive functional anatomy software from Primal Pictures. The second video this week is Dan Pfaff’s outstanding dissection of hurdling technique in another edition of his Classroom to Track series. Lastly, Wynn Gmitroski takes distance coaches through his ideas on warm ups, dynamic mobility and therapy protocols.
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