This book is truly amazing. It offers over 300 pages of the latest information and techniques in training for the hurdles (and sprints). Written in a very easy to understand style, it also presents the science behind energy system training for the hurdles (and sprints). This book provides hundreds of drills, circuits, and training sessions that can be used with your athletes. This book has it all: skill development, starting, the technical model, flexibility development, etc., plus the latest word on energy systems, recovery, strength development, periodization, nutrition, and more!

306 pages. 2000. ISBN 0-919375-48-0.

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.