with Boo Schexnayder,
Director of the CAP Elite Training Center;
2008 USA US Olympic Men's Track and Field Jumps and Multi-Events Coach;
USATF Master Coach;
former Louisiana State University Assistant Track & Field Coach

The pole vault is one of the most difficult events to master in track & field, but Coach Schexnayder provides the skills and drills necessary for your athletes to take their vaults to the next level! In this video, Schexnayder breaks down the pole vault into its most basic elements, giving you a greater understanding of each, and showing drills that will help your vaulters strengthen these fundamentals. Schnexnayder details how these fundamentals, once these basics have been mastered and put together, create an outstanding performance. This video is an in-depth look at a challenging event and will help your athletes add high to vault next season!

30 minutes. 2006.

with Boo Schexnayder,
Director of the CAP Elite Training Center;
2008 USA US Olympic Men's Track and Field Jumps and Multi-Events Coach;
USATF Master Coach;
former Louisiana State University Assistant Track & Field Coach

In this video, Coach Schexnayder breaks down the high jump, giving you the insight and understanding needed to help your athletes master this event. Schexnayder takes you through the most basic components of the high jump, showing you the drills necessary to perfect the individual mechanics that will add height to your athlete's jumps. Schexnayder is one of the most respected minds in the track & field community today, and in this video he gives you the building blocks of a championship winning high jump!

32 minutes. 2006.

with Boo Schexnayder,
Director of the CAP Elite Training Center;
2008 USA US Olympic Men's Track and Field Jumps and Multi-Events Coach;
USATF Master Coach;
former Louisiana State University Assistant Track & Field Coach

Coach Schexnayder is one of the most respected minds in track & field today, and in this video he shares with you the teaching and coaching elements that Louisiana State uses to produce Olympic level performances in the long jump! Schexnayder breaks down the event, focusing on the most basic mechanics, then puts it all back together to show how these mechanics combine to create a successful long jump. Schexnayder then takes you to the track, where drills are shown that help athletes become proficient in each of the mechanical phases, and in turn become better jumpers. This is an excellent video that provides the insight and understanding needed to help your athletes jump farther!

30 minutes. 2006.

with Boo Schexnayder,
Director of the CAP Elite Training Center;
2008 USA US Olympic Men's Track and Field Jumps and Multi-Events Coach;
USATF Master Coach;
former Louisiana State University Assistant Track & Field Coach

Coach Schexnayder shares with you the teaching and performances that Louisiana State uses to produce triple jump champions! First, Schexnayder breaks down the event, focusing on the most basic mechanics, then puts it all back together to show how these mechanics combine to create a successful triple jump. Schexnayder then takes you to the track, where drills are shown that help athletes become proficient in each of the mechanical phases, and to help protect athletes from the constant pounding that a difficult event like the triple jump creates. This excellent video gives you the insight, understanding, and drills to help your athletes become the best jumpers they can be!

35 minutes. 2006.

with Scott Cappos,
University of Iowa Throws Coach,
former Big Ten Champion and All-American

In the past 10 years, Scott Cappos' innovative coaching and teaching techniques have directed five throwers over 60 feet and another five over 57 feet. In Teaching and Coaching the Shot Put, Cappos shares a detailed teaching progression for the two styles most common today: the glide and the spin. Cappos breaks his instruction into three parts. In Part 1: Stand Throws, Cappos shares a three-step drill progression on throw basics from the front of the ring. In Part 2, Glide Technique, and Part 3, Spin Technique, Cappos offers a step-by-step teaching and coaching progression from start to finish for each technique. Utilizing meet footage, Cappos then takes you through a technical breakdown of full throws, reviewing technique and offering valuable coaching tips. This hands on teaching video is sure make you a more effective coach and help your shot putters become their best.

42 minutes. 2005.

with Scott Cappos,
University of Iowa Throws Coach,
former Big Ten Champion and All-American

In the past 10 years, Cappos has produced All-American and Big Ten Champions in the discus throw. In the past three seasons, he also has coached three Iowa athletes over 180 feet, and not one of these throwers were over 180' in high school! Cappos begins his teaching progression with the basics of the proper grip. He then proceeds with seven different non-throwing drills before introducing nine different drills that incorporate the actual throw. Cappos then pulls it all together with a technique review of meet throws offering analysis and coaching tips along with slow motion analysis. Cappos next discusses coaching styles and discus conditions: reverse/no reverse, influences on discus distance (technical aspects), and a discussion of discus types and rim weight. Cappos' system for teaching and coaching has reaped huge benefits for his athletes and are certain to do the same for yours!

30 minutes. 2005

See all the items in this series!

• Teaching and Coaching the Pole Vault
• Teaching and Coaching the High Jump
• Teaching and Coaching the Long Jump
• Teaching and Coaching the Triple Jump
• Teaching and Coaching the Shot Put
• Teaching and Coaching the Discus