Asmund Martinsen, coach of Olympic and World Champion javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen, discusses the progression of his protégé from his early teenage years to his current status in our first video this week. In this discussion he talks about both training and technical mistakes and successes that they have enjoyed and how they plan on making improvements moving forward. Our second video is an exceptional motivational video from Greg Hull, a world renowned pole vault coach, on the art of coaching. Here, Coach Hull talks about coaching effectiveness, the dangers of over-coaching and the importance of coaching education.

Please find below comprehensive summaries of the newly posted sport science videos. All videos are available under the appropriate category through the Media On Demand feature offered by the Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre. Click on the heading of the following videos to be directed to the video content.

Training History of Andreas Thorkildsen  by Asmund Martinsen

This video is a detailed history of the development of World and Olympic Javelin Champion Andreas Thorkildsen from his coach, Asmund Martinsen. Topics include: The evolution of strength training processes and javelin technique, unique methods of general conditioning, a discussion of the interactions between athlete and coach, an outline of Andreas' progression and some ideas on how the training will improve moving forward.

The Art of Coaching Applied to Pole Vaulting  by Greg Hull