Talent Identification Books 1. The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extra Ordinary Athletic Performance The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein “The Sports Gene” is an enjoyable book that shares the latest of modern genetic research as it relates to elite athleticism. In the never-ending quest to settle…
9Usain Bolt Bolt Boasts Sept 27, 2017 Usain Bolt is feeling no pressure in retirement, confident his best times can remain world records for decades. The only sprinter to capture the 100- and 200-metre track titles at three consecutive Olympics, Bolt retired last month after the world championships in London. He holds the world record…
Flo Jo still has record Florence Griffith Joyner still holds the world record in the 200m this amazing feat were she ran a time of 21.34 was ran at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games were she took the gold in the 200m womens final. She shattered the world record twice in one day running 21.56…
Twitch or Flinch no longer a false Start The danger of one inadvertent twitch ruining the greatest day of a sprinter’s life has been removed after athletics’ governing body softened the rules on false starts ahead of the London Olympics. The little-publicised clarification by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) permits athletes to move…
European Lessons for Philippine Athletics Text and Photos: Prof. Airnel T. Abarra- Head Coach Ateneo de Davao University Athletics Team With Photos From Mr. Ed Leuenberger Jr. Through our consistent effort to connect and learn with countries with strong culture in Athletics, we got finally invited by two leading clubs in Czech Republic and Germany.…
Drugs in Athletics Drugs in Athletics Statistics (rev 1) This article is by Greg Jericho. But when watching athletics at the Olympics. Consequently one thing sadly hovers above it all. And it hovers so close to the track that it is even included in the Olympic Oath. Which supposedly binds all competitors:. In the name of…
Shoulder Rotation and Stride Length? Following up on the brilliant first article on sprinting ‘Olympic Sprinters: Why should I toe Drag? ‘. Our Thursday article is Guest Blogged by Coach Adarian Barr and Mrs. Alysson Bodenbach. Written by Adarian Barr and Alysson Bodenbach For more info Contact [email protected] or www.nextlevelathleticsandfitness.com .. Core stability in relation to shoulder rotation. Has…
Olympic Sprinters: Why Should I Toe Drag? Todays Sunday Article is Guest Blogged by Coach Adarian Barr and Mrs. Alysson Bodenbach. Written by Adarian Barr and Alysson Bodenbach For more info Contact [email protected] or www.nextlevelathleticsandfitness.com … Toe drag out of a block start is becoming more and more common amongst elite sprinters. Examples include Usain Bolt on the second step.…
Veruel adds another Palaro Title After delivering an expected win in the 100m Dash. Veruel Verdadero (STCAA) extended his range by taking the Palaro 400m in 49.6. This was just outside his best time of 49.5 set at the STCAA Regionals. Even though not quite a palaro record held by Jomar Udtohan 48.7 (2014). The…
*Please note all times are hand timed, unsure if wind gauge was used. Datunot Mangaluyon of Region 12 progessed through the heats in 11.89, the only Sub 12 in elem boys. The Elementary record is 11.40 from 1998. It was a close qualifying with 13.22 to 13.42 seperating the elementary girls in the heats. Reah…
Training Childrens Athletics 1. Grass Roots and Grass Training One of the fun parts of the job Zambonaga Del Sur is watching the progress and teaching the elementary age athletes. Grass Training in particular is one session we do. In Manila I noticed an obsession amongst coaches to train on rubberized ovals due to the…
longer stride Back in 2009, I wrote about Arm Action in Sprinting on how you can gain a full meter with the same number of strides by proper shoulder rotation and hip rotation. This article is guest blogged by two authors: movement specialist and Track and Field coach Adarian Barr of Next Level Athletics and…
Coaches seldom realise when they decide to place an athlete in an event at a young age exactly how critical this decision is. At this time when the coach is simply thinking of picking up a few points, an athlete’s entire career might be bolstered or wrecked and a pattern of self-confidence or eternal…
Kapiti College Its good to see my Western Zone, Wellington Records still intact. I checked out the College Sport Wellington Website the other day. And found in the most recent edition of the Western Zone Wellington High school meet (10 schools) my records are still there. My records for 12-13 year old boys and 14-15…
John Smith JUNE 12, 2016 BY JIMSON LEE When it comes to sprinting, John Smith of HSI needs no introduction. I’ve covered some of his philosophies and concepts plenty of times in the past 9 years e all know of John Smith 7 phases to a 100m race: Reaction Time Block Clearance…
Relay Switch Baton Passing Relay Switch Baton Passing Is there a preference on how to pass the baton blindly in a 4x100m relay? At the International level, Canada, USA & Jamaica all use the push pass. France, however, uses the up-sweep pass. Once upon a time, France held the WR in the 4x100m Relay before…
Genuine Grassroots Program In the column of Mr. Joaquin “Qunito” Henson at the Philippine Star on 21-February-2016, he had the opportunity to interview Mr. Michael Keon the head of Project Gintong Alay during the administration of Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos. (See: http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/02/21/1555276/tragedy-lydia-and-del ) Mr. Keon cited the facts about the Gintong Alay Program and what…
Top 10 SEA Athletes Philippines Track & Field Article By Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician #1 Elma Muros, 15 Individual Golds Muros attended her first SEA Games in 1981 at the age of 14. One of the youngest ever competitors in Philippine Track and Field. She won her first gold medal in the Long Jump…
Samantha Limos breaks the Batang Pinoy 100 Meter Record of Karen Janario (Interview video) Andrew Pirie ATFS Statitiscian Cebu - Batang Pinoy A new talent emerged in the interesting world of Philippines Women’s Sprints. Only having taken up sprints a year ago, 13 year old Cebu’s Samantha Limos stopped the clock at 12.48 to not…
Nancy Navalta was not the first controversial athlete who undergo gender questions. Other Filipina female sprinter s Mona Sulaiman, Juliette Poulding, and Gina Sucopol created gender issue questions? In the early 1990s, seventeen-year-old Nancy Navalta burst into Philippine track and field. While running the 100-meter dash at 11.44 seconds. Furthermore, It’s an even more…
How Many Filipinos qualify for Rio 2016 I am going to ask not just the athletic community and the sports community How many athletes are going to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics from the Philippines? The Question comes in light of the headlines in the Manila Bulletin, Tribune, and Inquirer. And other leading newspapers.…
IAAF World Series Golden Spike Championships Airnel T. Abarra-Chief correspondent, www.pinoyathletics.info OSTRAVA,CZECH REPUBLIC- For the first time in Philippine media history, a Filipino will cover live an IAAF global event as www.pinoyathletics.info, chief correspondent Prof. Abarra is on site in Czech Republic, to bring in the latest events and views, at the 2015 Zlata Tretra…
1997 SEA Games Results 19th South East Asian Games Jakarta , Indonesia 13-19 October 1997 Men 100m (14) 1. Vissanu Sophanich (Tha) 10.45 2. Kongdech Natenee (Tha) 10.52 3. Watson Nyambek (Mas) 10.53 4. Yusof Alias (Sin) 10.75 best qualifiers (13) Vissanu Sophanich (Tha) 10.41 Watson Nyambek (Mas) 10.52 Kongdech Netnee (Tha) 10.52 Yusof Alias…
Sean Guevara Sean Guevara Our latest induction to the Legends of Track and Field is current national Coach Sean Guevara who hails from Iloilo in Western Visayas. Consequently discovered by veteran coach Noel Diel one of the foremost coaches of the Western Visayas. Sean Guevara despite being already 29 years of age. And standing only…
2013 World Athletics News 2013 World Championships Full Report (Merged) World Championships Day 1 EATON Dominates Ashton Eaton of USA easily led the Men’s Decathlon with a seasons best of 10.35 in the 100m to win Heat 4. Ahead of Damian Warner of Canada 10.43 and teammate Trey Hardee 10.52. Eaton finished third in the…
2012 UAAP 2012 UAAP Schedule (kindly supplied by EJ Obiena) Tuesday, Dec 4 - Day 1 TIME EVENT DIVISION ROUND 4:00 100m dash men decathlon1 4:05 100m dash boys heats 4:15 100m dash women heats 4:25 100m dash men heats 4:35 800m run boys heats 4:45 800m run men heats 4:55 800m run women heats…
The Early 80s was an exciting era for Philippine Track and Field. The country was winning international sports events in the region here and there. And medals were not hard to come by. A few athletes instantly became household names. Among them is a no-nonsense runner and durable heptathlon athlete named Elma Muros. [EMBED]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAtrusA8ADo[/EMBED]…
Lydia De Vega Article Revised by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Lydia De Vega was Asia’s fastest women during the 1980s. Therefore one of the important chess pieces of the Gintong Alay program in Track and Field. Hence turning the Philippines into a superpower in Asian Track and Field and inspired national pride in being Filipino. Also, De Vega…
Eight Principles of Training (Article compiled by Airnel Abarra) Sa tagal ko nang nakakita at nakarinig ng mga paraan ng pag-eensayo sa Athletics, marami na ring atleta na may potensyal, nakasira ng record pero di nalaon ay naiinjure. Mas magandang matalakay natin ano ba ang dapat na pamamaraan sa pageensayo at…
Loralie Sermona Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Below is my proposed Wiki, for another legend of Track and Field. In order to qualify for this status athlete must currently hold a record in a senior event. VIDEO OF LORALIE THROWING IN HONG KONG Loralie Amahit Sermona (born Nov 1, 1981), Is a Filipino Hammer Thrower and…
Tudor Bompa June 27, 2013 Tudor Bompa is known to many as the man who single-highhandedly revolutionized Western training methods. Name your favorite strength coach and very likely he’s been strongly influenced by the work of Tudor Bompa. Learn his secrets! By: Mike Mahler Feb 21, 2003 After more than forty years of work…
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