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The Dangers of Positive Thinking
The Dangers of Positive Thinking by Steve McGill This past summer, one of my former athletes was running in a very high-level meet in which she was one of the favorites in the 100 meter hurdles. But instead of winning or finishing near the top, she hit a hurdle early and fell way behind the...
Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together
Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together by Steve McGill Of all the things I like about coaching hurdlers, probably the one thing I love the most is the problem-solving element. Hurdle coaches are no different than auto mechanics or medical physicians in that once we identify a problem, we have to decide whether what we are...
The Sport May Be Called Hurdling, but Precision Is the Real Name of the Game!
The Sport May Be Called Hurdling, but Precision Is the Real Name of the Game! by Melinda Burris To put the information referenced in the title of this article into proper context, consider this: The official record of the final 110-meter hurdles race of the 2022 prestigious World Championship competition ended not with a bang,...
Addressing a Few Misnomers about Technique
Addressing a Few Misnomers about Technique by Steve McGill In addressing questions that I receive from comments on my YouTube channel, or via email, or from athletes that I work with regularly, there are a few that come up rather often, and that indicate what I consider to be a misperception of what we want...
Why Staying Dorsiflexed Can Be Harder than it Looks
Why Staying Dorsiflexed Can Be Harder than it Looks by Steve McGill From day one, whenever I’m working with a new hurdler or a hurdler I’ve never worked with before, the first thing I want to see is what their sprint mechanics look like .And the first thing I’m looking for in regards to their...
Hurdle Drills into Three-point Starts Workout
Hurdle Drills into Three-point Starts Workout by Steve McGill I’m a big fan of doing workouts where we combine some hurdling drilling with some full-speed drilling, particularly in the off-season (anything pre-spring is off-season to me). The reason is that the drills help to ingrain rhythm and to instill improvements in hurdling mechanics, and then...
