April 2, 2018
Team Steve Hurdle Camp II Was a Huge Success
Back in November my coaching team and I conducted our first Team Steve Speed & Hurdle Camp at the JDL Fast Track in Winston Salem, NC. This past weekend, we did our second one, at the same venue. Though we didn’t have as many athletes this time around, mainly due to it being Easter Weekend and also due to meets being held this past weekend, the 32 athletes who did come were an absolute joy to work with, and they came away from the camp having learned a lot by facing every challenge that we presented to them.
Of the 32 campers, we had athletes come from eleven states, including North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, New Jersey, West Virginia, Georgia, and Texas. Oh yeah bruh, they come from far and wide to train with Team Steve! In the two days, we packed in a lot of training. We worked on block starts with no hurdles, block starts with hurdles, technical drills, strength Exercises, rhythm development drills, alternating lead leg drills, curve hurdling drills, sprint mechanics drills, and I’m probably forgetting one or two drills.
I want to thank my coaching staff, which consisted of Hector Cotto (he of www.sprinthurdles.com fame), Jenna Pepe, Kevin Howell, and Booker Nunley, as well my invaluable volunteer helper, Garrison “G-Money” Rountree. I would also like to thank all the parents who brought their athletes to the camp, as well as all the campers themselves who worked so hard and were so willing to listen to the coaches’ instructions. And a special shout-out to master’s athlete Patricia Clemmons for hanging in there with the young folks! Finally, thanks to the staff at JDL Fast Track for providing us with such an excellent venue at which to hold the camp.
Team Steve coaches, from left to right: Hector Cotto, Garrison Rountree, Kevin Howell, Steve McGill, Jenna Pepe, Booker Nunley
I’m not sure yet of exact dates when we will be holding our next camps, but we definitely do plan on doing more. Keep up with Coach Cotto’s website, www.sprinthurdles.com, for more information in that regard, as he keeps his site updated much more regularly than I do mine! But yes, I encourage everyone reading this to try to get to one of our future camps, as you will learn a lot that you can take with you, you will be in an invigorating learning environment, and you’ll make some new friendships with people who are like-minded with similar goals.
