BrianMac Sports Coach
WEBBrianMac was a Level 4 Performance Coach with British Athletics, the Uk's National Governing body for Track and Field Athletics. Brian has 40+ years experience as an endurance athlete competing over distances from 5k to 50k on the roads, fells and mountains. He has 30+ years of experience as an athletics coach helping sprinters and …
Performance Evaluation Tests - more than 101 available
WEBPerformance is an assessment of how well a task is executed, and the success of a training program depends on satisfying the performance aims. In constructing tests, it is vital to ensure that they measure the factors required to be tested and are thus objective rather than subjective. In doing so ...
BrianMac Sports Coach
WEBBrianMac was a Level 4 Performance Coach with British Athletics, the Uk's National Governing body for Track and Field Athletics. Brian has 40+ years experience as an endurance athlete competing over distances from 5k to 50k on the roads, fells and mountains. He has 30+ years of experience as an athletics coach helping sprinters and …
Sprinting - BrianMac
WEBSprinting. The sprints include the following track events: 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 x 100-metre relay and the 4 x 400-metre relay. Although the sprints are events in themselves, the ability to sprint is an essential weapon in an athlete's armoury for many track and field events and sports.
Strength Training - BrianMac
WEBStrength training results in muscle hypertrophy, an increase in the cross-sectional size of existing fibres. This is achieved by increasing: number of myofibrils. sarcoplasmic volume. protein. supporting connective tissue (ligaments and tendons) Strength training programs increase intramuscular stores such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP ...
BrianMac Sports Coach
WEBAdvice on topics relating to athletic development, exercise physiology and successful coaching for athletes, sports science students and coaches
Football - BrianMac
WEBHow to improve your soccer strength and speed (power) Importance of strength training in football. Interval training for the game's player. Interval Training for football players. Kicking Accuracy. Level of fitness required for any aspiring professional football player. Low Down on Aussie Rules Football.
Performance Profiling - BrianMac
WEBPerformance Profiling comprises four steps: Step 1 - The Coach outlines the Performance Profiling process. Step 2 - Athlete identifies the characteristics of an elite athlete in their sport/event. Step 3 - Athlete rates each in terms of a level of importance and self-assessment. Step 4 - Athlete and Coach analyse the results and agree on a way ...
Sargent Jump Test or Vertical Jump Test
WEBTesting and measurement are the means of collecting information upon which subsequent performance evaluations and decisions are made. In the analysis, we need to consider factors influencing the results. The Sargent Jump Test (Sargent 1921) [7], also known as the vertical jump test, was developed by Dr Dudley Allen Sargent (1849-1924).
Brian Mackenzie: British Athletics level 4 performance coach
WEBBrian Mackenzie (BrianMac) is a Level 4 Performance Coach (Sprints & Combined Events) with British Athletics, the United Kingdom's National Governing body for Track and Field Athletics. He has 45+ years of experience as a competitive endurance athlete and 35+ years of experience as a track and field athletics coach working with male and female ...
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