Track and field event skills open up a world of opportunity within the sport of athletics, but also in other sports. This is because running, jumping, and throwing skills are transferable. The running techniques taught in sprint training, long jump and triple jump include posture, arm positioning, angle and tilt, gait, placement of feet, the elevation of knees, and the ability to use all of these to generate speed, power, and agility. These skills can not only be applied to athletics events, but to other sports requiring moments of sprint, directional change, and elevation.
Athletics Training Specialties:
Track Events:
For athletes competing in Little Athletics and on the senior circuit, we offer specialist athletics coaching outside of and in addition to club training. Specializing in the 100m, 200m, and 400m events, TrackfitnessAustralia’s unique set of equipment and years of expert involvement in athletics competition and coaching, culminate in offering the best athletics coaching for youth and aspiring athletes in the Sydney region.
Long Jump:
Success in long jump depends a great deal on the speed of the jumper because horizontal velocity is the primary requisite for success in the event. Great long jumpers such as Carl Lewis, Mike Powell, and Marion Jones are also world-class sprinters. Just as important as horizontal velocity is vertical impulse and explosivity. TrackfitnessAustralia’s unique set of equipment including free weights, slant boards, resistance bands, and Vertimax platform training, develop speed and explosivity capacities in young athletes’ that would otherwise lie undiscovered.
Triple Jump:
Triple jump is a niche event, requiring in-depth understanding and well-trained muscle memory of the exact mechanics of the manouvre. There is some parallel between the skipping of a flat stone across the surface of still water, and a triple jumper gliding across the runway before hitting the take-off board. To successfully skip a stone over water, the stone must hit the top of the lake at a flat angle and have sufficient velocity to do multiple skips. The same type of technique is necessary for the triple jump. The difference in the take-off of the long and triple jump makes coaching and competing in these events challenging. Most world-class triple jumpers do not long jump! Maintaining horizontal velocity throughout the three phases of the jump is the key to good triple jumping, and technique in triple jump, is king. TrackfitnessAustralia specializes in triple jump, offering training from a coach skilled and experienced in the event. Our method involves breaking down every movement to its base elements so that it can be built back up into a flowing sequence that is technically perfect.
Strength and power are qualities that optimize athletic performance and prevent injuries. Although not all athletes require or can handle intensive weight lifting, all track and field athletes should engage in some type of strength training. Strength and conditioning training will be implemented as part of each training session to aid with the development of basic fitness and prevention of injury. Only when these goals have been accomplished should strength and power training be implemented to focus on improving competitive performance. Maintaining maximum strength and keeping conditioning at its optimal level provides a basis for lifelong injury prevention and peak performance.
Programs will be tailored to the needs of each sportsperson’s sport or event, and delivered within the group training sessions. If you would love to see what Athletics Track Training can do for you or your youth athlete, head to our Registration page to sign up or should you have any queries, please send an enquiry below.
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Monday (Austral)
Speed endurance, long jump, and triple jump field events
Tuesday (Camden)
Drills/skills development and acceleration
Wednesday (Austral)
Skill development in chosen event, strength and conditioning (ASCA age group appropriate training)
Thursday (Camden)
Speed endurance, long jump, and triple jump field events
Friday (Oran Park)
Explosive jumps, resistance training
Sunday (Camden)
Hills, sand, all-round fitness, and strength and conditioning (ASCA age group appropriate)
