... There have been tall sprinters for a long time, and people like Tommie Smith (6'3"), John Carlos (6'4"), and Francis Obikwelu (6'5") are among the fastest ever in terms of max velocity. ...
You forgot to mention Steve Williams (6'4").
... There have been tall sprinters for a long time, and people like Tommie Smith (6'3"), John Carlos (6'4"), and Francis Obikwelu (6'5") are among the fastest ever in terms of max velocity. ...
You forgot to mention Steve Williams (6'4").
You forgot Steve Williams wrote:
... There have been tall sprinters for a long time, and people like Tommie Smith (6'3"), John Carlos (6'4"), and Francis Obikwelu (6'5") are among the fastest ever in terms of max velocity. ...You forgot to mention Steve Williams (6'4").
Well, there have been a bunch of tall sprinters, just like there have been a bunch of short sprinters. Steve Williams is another one, and that's likely not a complete list. But tall sprinters historically get going more slowly because of the strength deficit.
Now, THIS is who Glen Mills is in addition to the Racers Track Club, Bolt, Blake, Weir, and others:
The credentials and reputation of Mills, who, incredibly, has been coaching since the age of 14, were already well established before he hooked up with Bolt. His coaching education included courses staged by the IMF Regional Development Centre in Puerto Rico and the International Olympic Committee. He has led Jamaican teams to international competitions, coached a number of top sprinters from the Caribbean, including 1987 world championships 100m silver medalist Ray Stewart (JAM) and 2003 world 100m champion Kim Collins (SKN), and he is currently the main coach at the IMF HPTC in Kingston.
This is just an indication that the poster above is not qualified to be posting in a sprinting thread. If you don't know this name, you are not a sprinter.
I think a more accurate indication of who is qualified to be posting in a sprinting - or any other- thread is the ability to comment intelligently and honestly with common sense about what is directly in front of you. To this point you've gone off on tangents and haven't directly addressed the problems in the quote you yourself posted. That you can't do it says all that needs to be said.
It would appear you're so caught up in "polishing" Glen Mills reputation that you can't be truthful about the simple matter of the questionable nature of those comments I highlighted, and can't yourself answer a direct question posed to you.
Truth fears no questions. - Anon
coach d wrote:
Now, THIS is who Glen Mills is in addition to the Racers Track Club, Bolt, Blake, Weir, and others:
The credentials and reputation of Mills, who, incredibly, has been coaching since the age of 14, were already well established before he hooked up with Bolt...He has led Jamaican teams to international competitions, coached a number of top sprinters from the Caribbean, including 1987 world championships 100m silver medalist Ray Stewart (JAM) and 2003 world 100m champion Kim Collins (SKN), and he is currently the main coach at the IMF HPTC in Kingston.
THIS is also who Glen Mills is:
In June 2009, 5 Jamaican athletes were found positive for banned substances. At least 2 of the athletes belong to the Racers Track Club and were coached by Glen Mills [10] [11] The athletes were later revealed to be Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence and Sheri-Ann Brooks, who all tested positive for the stimulant Methylhexanamine, a compound similar to Tuaminoheptane, and were subsequently banned for 3 months by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission [12]
Not to mention that former Glen Mills' pupil, Ray Stewart, later was given a life ban for "trafficking and administering of prohibited substances".
Let's show the whole picture - not just the parts we want to polish.
Height matters to a point, im 6'2" and im on my track team in 8th grade but i get dusted daily. When it comes to it all height does is grant a longer stride but more strain as my legs are always worn out after i run the 100.
Sorry if that didnt answer your question-
It’s no secret that for a sprinter of his height his turnover although slower than Tyson Gay was way quicker and powerful than anyone his size.
Other elite sprinters were physiologically limited in comparison. They could beat him off the line but could not match his top speed.
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