Sprinting the Jamaican Way: Drills for Speed and Technique

Olympic standout Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates dominated the 2008 Games setting world records and bringing home six gold Olympic medals in the sprint events. Now for the first time ever on DVD and offered exclusively by Championship Productions, Jamaican National Team Assistant Coach Maurice Wilson reveals the drills that elevated Bolt and other sprinters into world-class athletes.

In this concise, informative presentation, Wilson delivers intensive technical instruction and shares the key components of Jamaican training including sprint mechanics, reaction drills, start drills, strength drills, blocks basics and drills, and much more.

Give your athletes an early competitive edge by matching starting styles to each sprinter. To improve quickness out of the blocks, Wilson demonstrates a variety of start drills, including three distinctive starting styles. He provides a complete breakdown of the start from the call to the line through the drive from the block.

Maximize performance with a strength-training routine that includes endurance, acceleration, and maximum velocity drills as well as a six-exercise sequence of contrast training. Wilson shows how this type of training fits into seasonal planning. He includes strategies for frequency and duration to maximize your training efforts and enhance your athletes' performance.

Included as a bonus feature, Wilson breaks down footage of two national high school 100M races.

Use Wilson's successful program to improve the athleticism of your runners! Place your order for this unique DVD today.

46 Minutes. 2010.