Coaching and Care of Athletes

COACHING AND CARE OF ATHLETES work very light-mainly exercises and running from ISO yds. at three-quarter effort to jogging at 440 yds. The schedule for the second week of this month would be somewhat as follows: Monday. Jog 440 yds. 2 mins. of agility exercises. Starting practice over two hurdles at three-quarter effort twice. 5 mins. of hurdling exercises. Run over ten hurdles, taking first three at three-quarter effort, next four at half effort, and last three at three-quarter effort. Tuesday. 5 mins. of brisk bending, stretching, and agility exercises. 2 mins. of brisk agility exercises. Starting practice over two hurdles at nine-tenths effort twice. 3 mins. of hurdling exercises. Run a time trial over five hurdles. Allow I 5 yds. to first hurdle and I 5 yds. run-in frop:l last hurdle to tape. Wednesday . Rest. Thursday. 3 mins. of suppling and agility exercises. Jog 220 yds. 3 mins. of bending and stretching exercises. Swing through 220 yds. at three-quarter effort. Friday. Rest. Saturday. 3 mins. of bending and stretching exercises.~ Jog 220 yds. Starting practice over two hurdles at half effort twice. Starting practice with gun over two hurdles twice. 3 mins. of hurdling exer– cises. Run a time trial over seven hurdles at just under full effort. Mm-SEASON TRAINING Mid-season training should find the athlete already in com– petition, but treating most of such contests mainly as training trials. In this period of training any necessary adjustments in striding and style must be made, and the technique of the athlete should be finally stabilized. In the third week of this month his schedule should be planned on the following lines: Monday. Jog 380 yds. 2 mins. of brisk suppling exercises. Run over seven hurdles, taking first three at seven-eighths effort and next four well relaxed at three-quarter effort. 3 mins. of hurdling exer– cises. Run over seven hurdles, taking first four well relaxed at half effort and next three at three-quarter effort. Trot over five hurdles, with five strides between flights and a quick clearance. Tuesday. 5 mins. of general exercises. Swing through 300 yds. with a free stride. Wednesday. Stride through 220 yds. 3 mins. of brisk suppling exercises. Starting practice over two hurdles at three-quarter effort twice. 5 mins. of hurdling exercises. Starting practice over two hurdles at seven-eighths effort twice. 298