High-Performance Training for Track and Field-2nd Edition

by W.H. Freeman and William J. Bowerman

Book Overview

This book includes training schedules for 15 events that can be adapted for any athlete, regardless of age, sex, or level.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880113901
• ISBN13: 9780880113908
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Son recommends it

Son used it for college and really thought it was a great book. He now is a long distance runner, so something worked!!!!! Plus written by Bowerman - Oregon's coach of Steve Prefontaine....well, we know PRE got the benefit from this man!!!!

Awsome Booke

I'm a hurdler and this book provided me with lots of excersizes and times that I should be running.

track and field reference

A very easy to read and follow book on Bowerman's philosophy of training in track and field. A common sense approach that is refreshing.

Great Read--especially for College Track & Field GA's

When I started coaching track as a graduate assistant at a small Division 3 school, I really needed some help creating workouts for my athletes. I found this book to be extremely useful in its content with regards to workouts, sprint/hurdle/field techniques, etc. Of course, it is esstential that you have some type of track and field experience in order to understand what is being presented in the book. Every coach has their own style of presenting workouts. Fortunately, I have experience running track at a Division 1 level school--so I found it easier to use the workouts in accordance with my own style. Don't forget though--as a coach, you need to take into consideration the level of athlete you are dealing with (ie. no experience, some, elite level, etc). Basically you can use these workouts to fit the level of your athletes. I really liked how the authors incorporated an entire year of workouts for every event in track and field. Overall, I thought it was a good investment for any coach at a highschool or college level.

Outstanding. Truely a work of masterful instruction.

Whether you are working on your own self improvement or training others, this track and field book is a must.