Category Archives: Stretching

British Orienteering Coaching Conference

I spent the weekend at Lilleshall at the BO Coaching Conference.  This year’s theme was mainly the more Elite end, but there were a wide range of sessions.

Mike Hamilton kicked off the first day with an overview of the Whole Sport Plan.  Read more

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Dynamic stretching for warm-up

This is a nice set of dynamic stretches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djDqDDQl-Y4

The only one I would criticise is the butt flicks where I would bring the knee further up so that the heel flicks the butt going upwards. Read more

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Running technique videos

One of my interests is how to coach running technique.  I came across these two videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0sgLIgqr18, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUkGntOOUE

They seem to take information from a range of running models, including Chi running. 

There are a number of tips in the clips, but the key ones for me are 1) lean forward from the ankles 2) have your feet land on the midfoot and under your centre of gravity 3) use a high cadence (180 strides per minute) 4) increase your “stride angle” by increasing flexibility. Read more

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Stretching and Massage Session by Sue Read

Sue Read came to give a session on stretching and massage to the Broughton Ladies running group and I was invited along too.

Sue started with a general discussion about what was wrong with everyone, so she could concentrate on those areas.  Read more

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