Featuring Darvis "Doc" Patton,
2004 and 2008 USA Olympian, Olympic Silver Medalist 4x100M Relay, 2007 World Outdoor 4x100M Gold Medalist

Monte Stratton, one of the world's most prolific sprint coaches is joined by Olympian Darvis "Doc" Patton to bring you this comprehensive instructional sprints DVD.

WARM UP
Maximize your performance and prevent injuries using these 10 activities which combine technique drills, stretching and build up work.

RUNNING TECHNIQUE
Reduce poor, speed-stealing sprint technique by implementing Stratton's head-to-toe checklist for attaining and maintaining an ideal sprint posture. Stratton delivers the best techniques for sprinting including proper foot and leg positioning for ground strikes and precise arm action to eliminate "breaking." He discusses stride frequency, stride length and back side mechanics and how each affects sprint speed.

BLOCK STARTS
A 30-minute A-Z guide for coaching the starts that includes:

• setting the block
• backing into the block
• proper foot positioning in the blocks
• setting the hands
• proper body alignment and balance
• all aspects of the "take your mark" and "set" positions
• proper mechanics for getting out of the blocks properly on the gun
• starting on the curve

Throughout each phase, Stratton offers invaluable coaching tips that will assist your sprinters in achieving the fastest start possible.

In addition, Darvis "Doc" Patton demonstrates five of the most common start errors with detailed analysis as to the negative effect each error has on the start. A great tool to show your sprinters what not to do on a block start.

RELAY EXCHANGE
Keep the baton moving at full speed throughout your race. Stratton shows how to select the order of your runners, demonstrates effective positioning for the incoming and outgoing runner, provides a technical breakdown of the mechanics for all three exchanges and delivers tips for implementing relay training into your practices.

SPRINT TRAINING PHASES
Stratton highlights four training phases; Pre-Season, Early-Season, In-Season and Late-Season. For each phase, Stratton shares an example of a typical week of training that includes specific workout examples. He offers suggestions on how to adapt the phases to fit a meet schedule along with how to approach sprint training with multi-sport athletes.

STRENGTH TRAINING
Stratton provides an overview of four essential components of weight room training. He includes important strategy considerations for training, injury prevention, peaking and race day tactics to assist you in maximizing your athlete's abilities.

DOC PATTON INTERVIEW
A one-on-one interview with Doc Patton closes the presentation. You will get insight into what has made Doc a successful sprinters and how he's managed to stay at the top of his game much longer than most world class sprinter.

This DVD is loaded with practical instruction that is applicable to every level of sprinter from novice to veteran and is sure to enhance your sprint program!

117 minutes. 2010.

Your relays can be a source of team pride, cohesiveness and camaraderie-and you can score more points! Jamaican sprint coach Maurice Wilson presents a comprehensive guide to maximize your sprint relays.

Begin with the end in mind! Wilson believes that to be successful in the relays, a season long commitment to relay training is required. To assist you in planning a season of relay success, he includes a seasonal overview of his relay progression, as well as a microcycle for dedicated relay training days during the seasonal phases.

Relay tactics such as proper runner placement play a huge role in relay success. Wilson provides a criteria list for each leg of the relay that will assist you in putting the right people in the right position to make a successful, cohesive unit.

Relay success hinges on successful handling of the baton from the first runner through the last runner. Wilson demonstrates specific hand positioning and start technique for the lead off start as well as how to handle the baton for each exchange.

Wilson shows several baton exchange drills to train the proper mechanics of the push pass before, during and after the exchange, including a tutorial on how to set up exchange zones.

Wilson shares all aspects of successful push pass exchanges for the 4x100 relay, the 4x200 relay and the 4x400 visual exchange. He demonstrates how to add chaos to the exchange drills to better prepare your team for competition.

As an added bonus, Wilson analyzes four different 4x100 national competition relays, breaking down each leg of each relay to show the challenges of perfecting the push pass.

Relays are the heart and soul of team pride in track and field. Whether it is a developmental meet, a state meet or an Olympic competition, a team's overall sprint success hinges on the success of the relays.

2010. 34 minutes