9th Grade Decathlete

It looks to me like you should build a sprint base and build from there. He is able to throw and hurdle well for a 9th grader. If decathlon doesn’t work out maybe focus on PV/400mH. In my division he would already score points at the regional and sectional level.

I would work on the throws, jumps. Most multi kids have a sprint background and are terrible at the field events. Javelin and pole vault are 2 events that he can get a lot of points in if he is good.

We just had our decathlon (HS). No one on our team trained specifically for it during the season but I don’t know about athletes on other teams. Your kid would have placed around 15/84. Our top finisher (a sophomore) is one of our strongest distance runners. He scored 4298 never having done anything other than running during the season. One of our athletes who graduated last year was recruited to throw for a D1 school. I noticed that he was going to be competing in the Decathlon for his college. What both of those kids have in common are that they are both phenomenal athletes. Good luck to your kid.