How to Coach the Starting Blocks | Learning What Not to Do

[@ssreeni00]

Fantastic explanation Coach.

[@namesake7139]

I'm a coach in California, I'm 41 years old coaching over fifteen years. 10.34 is an amazing time even in California and Texas. Great job coach! Love your approach and how you put together your own method. We need more coaches like you.

[@sinnahj]

Appreciate this Masterclass. 2 weeks until my first ever track meet. 38yrs 100m masters. Going to practice pushing back into the track 🔥

[@Hengel_Andrews]

Good luck, but you won’t need it.

[@PankajKumar-op6xz]

Love u sir

[@DanielRodriquez-m9z]

hey Coach , when you takeoff on Block starts what part of your foot should you land on? I’ve heard people say you should run on your toes on the start, Im curious on your opinion.

[@coachtonyholler]

Balls of the feet.

[@candlestick2778]

Tony my season from indoor just ended, and I was wondering What I should focus on for the track stuff in my preseason. I run the 400 and I finished this indoor with a 1:32 in the 600. Should I focus purely on speed and wait for the season to do some lactic work? Or do it now.

[@coachtonyholler]

Two weeks of pure speed and power. Then once a week lactate.

[@candlestick2778]

@@coachtonyholler so 3 total track sessions? Thank you!

[@etcetera.7963]

Hey coach, how should I push out of the blocks? I've always kept the ball of my foot on the pedal but I think that may be wrong.

[@coachtonyholler]

That’s fine. Keep practicing.

[@etcetera.7963]

@@coachtonyholler Thank you coach. I sent you a picture on Instagram of my block start. Can you look at it?

[@decathlete2000]

I am flat handed and I am slower with bridge handed. I do not like bridge handed starts. Am I a freak ?

[@coachtonyholler]

Defies physics.

[@decathlete2000]

if I bridge hand all my biomechanics are thrown off@@coachtonyholler

[@Jacobsprints]

Probably bad angles you get when adding the extra shoulder height from having bridged hands

[@decathlete2000]

Asafa's head is too low IMO.

[@coachtonyholler]

Freaks can do things others can’t.