Skills for Life is written for anyone who has tried to teach (parents, coaches, teachers, mentors, and employers) or anyone who has tried to learn (students, young people starting a career, and those either stalled personally and/or professionally). Skills for Life is a coaching manual for life. Jarvis and Peck address four major areas:

• Who You Are
• How You Perform
• How You Look
• Where Do You Go from Here?

219 pages. 2003. (Hardback) ISBN: 00-9724311-0-1.

The very latest version of "The Track Fan's Companion" has metric conversions for track & field, combined decathlon/heptathlon scoring and metric conversion tables, and now covers the women's decathlon, which will soon be the international multi-event for women. All other tables and charts updated, including basic rules of T&F, equipment specs, pacing charts, much more. The biggest and best edition yet.

189pp. 2005.

Hurdling is a complex skill, requiring a sound training plan to create a foundation for successfully coaching the hurdling events. Coach Roberts' Progressions for Coaching the Hurdles provides the coach with the building blocks necessary to prepare a successful hurdling training plan. Roberts, one of the leading collegiate sprinting and hurdling authorities, provides a straight-forward discussion of the eight factors to consider when coaching hurdlers: speed, rhythm, technique, flexibility / range of motion, strength, stamina, poise and body type and follows these up with teaching progressions, drills and sample weekly training plans. From selecting which sprinters will make the best hurdlers, to drills that help master hurdling technique, Roberts' systematic approach to hurdling in Progressions for Coaching the Hurdles is an excellent resource for coaches (men's and women's) at any level.

48 pages. 2006.

All track and field coaches have heard the adage, "sprinters are born, not made." Coach Roberts acknowledges that while there are certain genetic predispositions for speed, anyone can become faster by using sound training principles, technical feedback and repetition, which he presents in Progressions for Coaching the Sprints and Relays. The Iowa State University coaching staff uses a neuromuscular approach to improving the performance of sprinters. This foundation, which is based on the central nervous system's ability to make the muscles fire in the proper sequence and in the most efficient manner possible, enables a sprinter to quickly propel down the track. Roberts' proven methods have developed top sprinters. In his tenure at Iowa State his athletes have qualified for the NCAA Championship 23 times. Progressions for Coaching the Sprints and Relays provides an excellent resource for coaches at all levels.

64 pages. 2006.

Irving "Boo" Schexnayder has coached the jumps and multi-events at LSU for the past 10 years and is one of the premier field event coaches in the nation. His Progressions for Coaching the Horizontal Jumps provides an excellent resource for teaching the long and triple jumps for coaches (men's and women's) at all levels. Schexnayder's comprehensive discussion of multi-system and multi-lateral training and how to incorporate each into your program, will help lay the foundation for your horizontal jump training plan throughout the year. Progressions for Coaching the Horizontal Jumps will help teach you why a particular technique is useful, what results can be expected with the technique, and how to evaluate and correct deficiencies in the phases of the horizontal jumps. This book is an excellent addition to your coaching library.

80 pages. 2006.