Mobilizing for the Javelin Throw: Preparing the Body, Mind and Soul for Battle
The javelin throw is one of the most demanding and complex events in track and field. It requires a combination of strength, speed, power, flexibility, and mental toughness. Preparing for the javelin is much like preparing for battle: it’s about mobilizing the body and mind to handle immense physical and emotional forces and perform at its highest level. Mobilization: Preparing for War The term "mobilization" refers to assembling forces and preparing for action. In the context of javelin training, it’s about preparing the body and mind to transfer and withstand extreme
Javelin Throwers with a Farmers Attitude
10 Reasons Javelin Throwers Are Like Farmers: Lessons in Dedication and Hard Work When you think of javelin throwers and farmers, they might seem worlds apart. One is an athlete who chucks a stick for distance, while the other works the land to grow crops. But if you dig a little deeper, you'll find they have a lot more in common than you might think. Here are ten reasons why successful javelin throwers and farmers are surprisingly similar, especially when it comes to qualities like dedication, hard work, and resilience. 1. Hard
Mountain of Success: Part II
In this installment of the Javelin SLAM, I will go into the base of the “Mountain of Success.” This describes the straight forward process of how you can combine an athlete’s goals, historical data/ norms and a thorough assessment of an athletes mental, physical and emotional capabilities to generate a training plan baseline. Athlete Assessment and Training Plan Development Step 1: Understand the athlete’s goals. Work with the athlete to define long term and short term goalsGoals should be “SMART”Specific: what exactly will you accomplish?Measurable: how will you know when you reach this goal?Achievable: is
Mountain of Success
For those who do not know much about me, in addition to being a javelin thrower and coach, for almost the last 20 years, I have also worked as a design engineer at a major aerospace and defense contractor. I have come to realize that the strategic approach that is taken to design multi-billion dollar marvels of engineering (think NASA Spacecraft) from the ground up is quite similar to the approach top Olympic coaches and athletes take to achieve their athletic dreams. Engineers call this approach the Systems Engineering “V.” For those
Season Summary: Assess the Past to Change the Future
It’s that time of year the year to ask yourself important questions. What were your technical flaws from last season?What were your key performance indicators, i.e. what was going well when it flew far?What are the key areas for you to focus on this year?How will you modify training to achieve your technical and physical goals? We are all captain of our own ship and must take ownership of our destiny. If you are an athlete, you are lucky if you have an experienced coach that will provide a roadmap. But in the
10 Ways to Set Your Life Up to Achieve Your Dreams
Success doesn’t just come. A successful career as an athlete is a combination of preparation, teamwork, goal setting, and other steps to keep us motivated, accountable, and realistic along the way. Here are 10 steps that we at Furey Athletics believe are paramount to achieving our personal potential.” Dream Out LoudPut it in writing: Committing your goals in writing will create the tangible effect of “making them real.” Hang them on the wall: Put these goals in a place you will see them every day.Look at them every day: More than just