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Interesting question I just got from a track coach.
Two fast kids (22.6 and 21.5 mph) are now running in the 19 mph range. Could this be due to AAU
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏀" title="Basketball" aria-label="Emoji: Basketball"> and 7-7 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> tournaments on weekends?
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Two fast kids (22.6 and 21.5 mph) are now running in the 19 mph range. Could this be due to AAU
AAU https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏀" title="Basketball" aria-label="Emoji: Basketball"> and 7-7 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> tournaments steal the elasticity from sprinters. Tournaments are ridiculously long (to make more money).
The hangover lasts 72 hours.
If kids are then practicing track on top ofhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> and/or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏀" title="Basketball" aria-label="Emoji: Basketball">, the downward spiral begins.
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The hangover lasts 72 hours.
If kids are then practicing track on top of
The mission of the off-season is pure speed and power.
The mission of the track season is to sprint farther and stay healthy. (That& #39;s why 42% of my season is green, off days.)
Pure speed is negatively affected by sprint-farther workouts. Load diminishes speed.
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The mission of the track season is to sprint farther and stay healthy. (That& #39;s why 42% of my season is green, off days.)
Pure speed is negatively affected by sprint-farther workouts. Load diminishes speed.
If a track season& #39;s rest days are polluted with all-day https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏀" title="Basketball" aria-label="Emoji: Basketball"> or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> activities, track workouts will compound the problem. Athletes will get slow. Injuries will happen.
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Solutions:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> One sport at a time.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2"> If a kid is playing two sports in one season, the track coach needs back off. Do not compound the problem. Take what you can get.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> Over-trained athletes need "Championship Sleep" ~ 9 to 9.5 hours of shut-eye (recover twice as fast).
