Looking for a little guidance.
Well, he did so well as a GA, especially when he impressed other coaches that were telling him that my daughter would never make to nationals given her previous years 400m times, and having never run hurdles; that he was offered a head coaching position at another school which he accepted. The head coach was also offered a better coaching position, and left for another school as well.
New coach was hired and since she goes to school in a colder climate, he has the philosphy that he does not believe in outdoor workouts until outdoor season. So, they run one day a week in the gym, and the rest of the week consists of circuit workouts, and lifting. Last year, they worked outside through the cold most days, and was only in the gym 5-6 times the whole season.
So far this season, after running two indoor meets, her 200m time is approx 1-sec slower than where she was last year at this time, her 300m time is .9-sec slower, and her 400m time is 2-sec slower. I’m not a genius, but I do not know how you can train in a gym and expect to get very good results.
She has lifted consistantly throughout the offseason, and is devastated since this is her last season. They do not have the luxury of an indoor track, but there have been many days when it has been wam enought to go outside. The new coach insists that it is more important to train at the same time every day even if it means staying inside until March. (They only have access to the gym at 6:00am in the morning). She wants to train on her own, and has asked me for workouts. I can give her extensive temp, intensive temp, and speed endurance workouts, but I am not sure as to how much of each she should be doing at this point. I’m also a h.s. soccer coach, and I have a conditioning program for my players, but she is much more advanced than the h.s. girl’s I work with.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
j
Where are you located? If the weather isn’t too bad, perhaps a tempo session twice a week discretely would help- it must be extensive to be sure it doesn’t interfere with the other work being assigned beyond your control. How is her weight? Has it maintained or has it gone up? Do you have examples of tempo sessions from last year you can post?