Coaching and Care of Athletes

COACHING AND CARE OF ATHLETES Thursday. Walk 4 to 5 miles, trotting roo yds. in each mile. Massage. Friday. Rest. Saturday. I o mins.. of free exercises or apparatus work. Four stand– ing long and four standing high jumps. Four standing puts. Practise shift to delivery position without putting four times. Make four puts at end of shift without putting any effort into arm-thrust. Dance on toes, or skip, for 3 to 5 mins. EARLY-SEASON TRAINING Below is the i uggested schedule for one week. Start each day 's work with the proper limbering up. Monday. Jog 440 yds. 5 mins. of exercises. Four standing puts at quarter arm and leg effort for correction of faults. Four standing puts for well-timed, rapid rotation of the hips. Practise the shift to delivery position four times. Three puts with shift at quarter effort. Tuesday. Jog 440 yds. 5 mins. of exercises. Sprint 40 yds. a_t half effort twice and 30 yds. at three-quarter effort three times. Jog 440 yds. Massage. Wednesday. Four standing puts to correct faults at quarter effort. Four standing puts at half effort for co-ordination. Two standing puts at three-quarter effort for direct drive and shot elevation. Two puts at quarter effort with shift for co-ordination. Two puts at half effort with shift for direct drive and shot elevation. Jo&" 440 yds. Thursday. Walk 4 to 5 miles, trotting 100 yds. in each half-mile. Massage. Friday. Rest. Saturday. Sprint 30 yds. at half effort twice and 30 yds. at three– quarter effort twice. Four standing puts for co-ordination, making two at quarter and two at half effort. Trial of three standing puts. Repeat above practice with the shift. Jog 440 yds. Massage. MID-SEASON TRAINING Here is the suggested schedule for one week. Start each day's work with the suitable limbering-up process. Monday. Jog 440 yds. 5 mins. of exercises. Four standing puts at quarter effort. Four puts with shift at quarter effort to correct faults. Four standing puts at quarter effort for direct drive and height. Four standing puts for rapid hip rotation. Massage. Tuesday. Stride an easy 220 yds. 5 mins. of exercises. Sprint 30 yds. twice at half effort and three times at three-quarter effort. Sprint roo yds. at three-quarter effort once. 416