The 100-meter dash is the blue-ribbon event within track and field (and yes, I am aware I’m saying that on an historically throws-orientated website). Over the years, we have been wowed by phenomenal performances in this event; Usain Bolt’s Olympic win in 2008, followed by his World Record in Berlin in 2009, or Sha’Carri Richardson’s 10.65 in 2023, having only made the final as a non-automatic qualifier. These performances continue to inspire the next generation of athletes, enthralle...| www.hmmrmedia.com
The 100-meter dash is the blue-ribbon event within track and field (and yes, I am aware I’m saying that on an historically throws-orientated website). Over the years, we have been wowed by phenomena| HMMR Media
Bishop Hendricken Invitational (RI) Results| www.hmmrmedia.com
Alex Hutchinson is well known for his writing on sport science, but his new books goes in a different direction by taking a detailed look at exploration: why humans explore, how much we should explore| HMMR Media
Planning strategies in sports have been fairly stagnate over the last few decades; often still relying on outdated Soviet-based models. In the search for fresh ideas, more and more coaches are lookin| HMMR Media
HMMR Media Plus Membership$180 ($15/month payable annually)HMMR Plus members receive exclusive full access to all digital learning resources on HMMR Media. All the benefits listed be| HMMR Media
Coaches education is filled with lessons on technique, methods, sport science, and more. What is often missing is how to put it all together. How to design a training session, training cyle, or traini| HMMR Media
Canada gets a lot of headlines for their recent dominance in the hammer throw, but there are aren't the only ones making their mark internationaly. Over the last decade, coach Richard Parkinson has be| HMMR Media
Perhaps the two most important words in programming are: it depends. We often focus on the exercise or structure, forgetting about the context. How do you train before a competition? It depends. Are s| HMMR Media
4/24/25 U.S. High School Hammer Throw List| www.hmmrmedia.com
According to coach Dale Stevenson, technique is overrated. Technique is a tool, just like strength is a tool. We need tools, but we can't forget that tools are there to help us accomplish a task. On t| HMMR Media
A father’s reflections on developing young athletes| www.hmmrmedia.com
Today is Father's Day and it has me reflecting on how parenthood has shaped my views on developing young athletes. My wife and I never set out with a plan, but when I look back at a decade of parenting there are some key values that really stick out. Before I share them, let me start with a disclaimer: I'm not an expert on long term athlete development. My official academic title is simply dad. What I lack in expertise I compensate for in a passion to see my kids lead an active and healthy l...| HMMR Media
After a successful launch in 2024, we once again put together the Halle throwing conference at the 50th edition of the international throws meet. The theme this year was "behind the technique." I kick| HMMR Media
2/27/25 U.S. High School Weight Throw List| www.hmmrmedia.com
The world-famous Halle throws meet is one of a kind. Last year 542 throwers from 36 countries and all age groups descended on eastern Germany for 48 hours of pure throwing. Olympic champions and local| HMMR Media
What are the demands of modern high school coaching? John Larralde calculated that he has just 43 training days to prepare his track athletes this year. Add to that a small student population, multi-e| HMMR Media
Sport specific training is not a myth, it is a must. Each sport has unique demands that must be addressed in training. Lest we forget training is not just preparing the athlete for the demands of comp| HMMR Media
Every quarter we take a deep dive into the latest research in sports science. In this edition we look at the latest research on team building, balancing stress and recovery, changing the perception of| HMMR Media
Olympic hammer throw Adam Keenan recently retired after the Paris Olympics. His long career spanned getting to work with Bondarchuk as a teenager to included a late career breakthrough to the top of t| HMMR Media
When I present coaching seminars about planning and periodization, one key concept I talk about is opportunity cost. For those that do not know me, coaching is my hobby, not my job. During the day I w| HMMR Media
Lachlan Penfold has worked with some of the world's most successful clubs across numerous sports from rugby to the NBA to water polo. While he is an innovative physical performance coach, one theme ke| HMMR Media
Last week Alex Hutchinson's new book The Explorer's Gene was released. Huthcinson is well known in the sports world as a sports science writer and columnist, even coming on GAINcast 118 as a guest to| HMMR Media
Out in California, coach Mohamad Saatara has been slowly putting together one of the top throws training groups in the world, led by athletes such as Olympic champion Camryn Rogers and world record ho| HMMR Media
Every quarter we take a deep dive into the latest research in sports science. In this edition we look at the latest research on wellness questionnaires, flexible periodization models, supplements, and| HMMR Media
A key element in determining and defining the process of improving physical performance is to understand the six abilities, what they are and what they mean in a bigger picture of an athlete’s caree| HMMR Media
2024 was the first time in years that I have not read at least 100 books. I never have tried to read a certain number of books each year. I log each book I read and then count them up at the end of th| HMMR Media
As I wrote last year, I’m now the dad to two young girls, so finding time (and energy!) to read widely is becoming a challenge! Alongside this, I had the dual stressors of preparing a relay team to| HMMR Media
Tradition makes baseball a great game, but tradition also holds it back. If you read or follow baseball, the sport often seems like it is in a constant civil war between the data analysts and the old| HMMR Media
Technique in the world of athletic development is a topic that may seem rudimentary for those who are working to wring the last bit of performance out of an athlete or working to write the perfect tra| HMMR Media
Every quarter we take a deep dive into the latest research in sports science. This quarter I’m going to take a slightly different approach, looking at the subject of coaching effectiveness. Below, I| HMMR Media
As much as coaches love drills, it is important to remember that drills do not equal skills. If the intention is to enhance running skill, then this must be coached directly via running per se. Moreov| HMMR Media
The Olympic Games wrapped up earlier this month in Paris. We had both personal connections at the Games, as well as a fan interest. On this week's GAINcast we break down our insights from watching the| HMMR Media
The throwing events at this month's Olympic Games brought plenty of excitement. Paris had it all, from dominating performances in the hammer to drama in the shot put and Olympic records in the discus| HMMR Media
The Olympics in August offered lots of big throws and interesting storylines on the individual level, but beyond the individual stories there are some interesting stories at the country and continenta| HMMR Media
In part one, of our series analyzing the biomechanics of Mykolas Alekna’s world record in the discus we looked at the rhyhm and release. Part two broke down the delivery subphases. In part three bel| HMMR Media
In part one of our series analyzing the biomechanics of Mykolas Alekna's world record in the discus we looked at the rhyhm and release. In part two we look a bit more in detail leading up the release;| HMMR Media
The World Championships wrapped up last weekend. Last week things got off to an exciting start, as I detailed in our halftime report. Below I continue the analysis by looking at the last four throwing| HMMR Media
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, Mykolas Alekna competed in the open men’s discus competition at the World Athletics Invitational held in Ramona, Oklahoma, USA. The series included a new world record and| HMMR Media
Strength is one of the most important qualities in athletic performance. Athletes need to be able to express force in the context of their sport. But much of what goes on in strength training starts t| HMMR Media
Ever since I started on this journey, first as an athlete and then as a coach, I was fascinated with what it took to develop and nurture the athlete. As a young athlete I saw some athletes develop and| HMMR Media
To correct running mechanics, use the fault/reason/correction paradigm. First identify the fault in the mechanics. Then find the reason for the flaw and then correct the flaw.| HMMR Media
The starting point for running mechanics is a basic technical model. That technical model is what man must do sprint at top speed. Therefore, in teaching to improve running mechanics we must start wit| HMMR Media
Last week the National Post in Canada published an article on how Canada became a hammer-throwing superpower. Canada won both the men's and women's world titles in 2023, plus a number of other elite| HMMR Media
It's been a hell of a year so far in the world of throwing: a world recrod, historic marks, and much more just in the spring. Coach Don Babbitt joins us on this week's podcast as we look ahead to the| HMMR Media
