Aaf-Cif Track and Field Coaches Manual

Widely acclaimed as the best high school track and field coaching text ever published, this manual serves as the curriculum for a program which has enabled more than 2000 coaches to receive their USA Track and Field Level-I certification. The manual is 223 pages and tabbed for easy access to chapters on: philosophy for coaching high school track and field; program organization; training methods; sports heallth; home meet organization; and event-by-event coaching techniques. This exceptionally well-organized track and field manual identifies coaching principles, concepts and step-by-step teaching progressions which are fundamental for the beginning coach and well worth reconsidering by the most experienced. The chapter on "Organizing a Track and Field Program" guides the coach in identifying athletic potential, recruiting athletes and assistant coaches, organizing a coaching staff and promoting a program. From the hurdles to the high jump to the shot put, each event-specific coaching section details philosophy for coaching the event, principles and methods of training, tactics and strategies, and sample training plans. The chapters on "Strength and Power Training," "How To Eat for Good Health and High Performance" and "How to Organize a Home Meet" are definitive texts for coaches of young athletes. Orders should be sent to Amateur Athletic Foundation, attn: Skip Stolley, 2141 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90018.Amateur Athletic Foundation Staff is the author of 'Aaf-Cif Track and Field Coaches Manual' with ISBN 9780685722022 and ISBN 0685722023.