I assume you mean frequency drills. I wouldn’t think they’d apply to postural development as the concept would run counter to the principle of first do it right and then speed it up.
PNF stretches are best done when the athlete isn’t especially tight, which is most likely to occur late in the GPP, though this shouldn’t be the case for most athletes if the workload is appropriate.
Sorry for the stupidity, but are the Running A’s?
They look like running on the spot. You can see them demonstrated on the GPP DVD
I thought that on GPP DVD is, with this order (at 8min30sec from the start): buttkicks, A-skip, B-skip, skip!
Do you mean by Running As, a skip in place (last scene)? Sorry for the incovenience…
Like running on the spot (not skipping). sorry, I can’t describe it better but it’s in there.
9min 14sec Last exercise before the med ball throws caption.
TC
EDIT: 9:14 refers to the position of the drill in the total running time of the DVD if played from the beginning not how long you should spend before you get to it during the warm up! Just to clear things up 
Hey! Guys! Ever heard of editing? Don’t time this video as we had a hell of a lot to pack in there.
A warm-up takes around an hour or so for everything, so the partner stretches might be 40 min in after jogging, arm circles, etc, etc. Just follow the routine through and see how you feel and how long it takes you. Also remember that you must “follow the warm-up”, not force it with a pre-set schedule. Never force anything and never rush. If you’re particularly stiff, do more exercises and LESS stretching till your a hot as possible.
If that is running As, then what the hell is skipping? When I tell to my players to do skipping they do that!
Charlie: is skipping (running As) more demanding than A & B drills, and what should be the order of the drills for specific warm-up? Or “technique” work?
I use this progression, with my players (after a thourough warm-up):
- A marching (slowly)
- B marching (slowly)
- Wall drills (angled body, rising knees with easy holding for 2-3sec…)
- Ankling
- Butt-kicks
- Skipping
- A-skip
- B-skip
(* Sorry, but this is out of the topic…)
From MACH’S manual all the marches, and skips and even some of the A & B runs, developing calf strength, and body lean, and extension, are these not postural drills as well?
Or just for frequency?
Also, what is the danger with PNF stretching with tight athletes?
It seems a much more effective means of heating and loosening muscles than static stretching?
Charlie,
What other options are available to tight athletes other than PNF stretches?
In this case, perhaps an extended warm-up with minimum stretching might improve the situation for the athlete to move to PNF later on.
However, the latter isn’t necessary, as by PNF stretching you may have the chance to check things, too!
In any case, if the athlete is tight, the last thing you want to do is “push it” in any aspect…