Syllabus
Lectures:
1. History and development of performance in sprinter disciplines
2. Theoretical background of sprint technique
3. Theoretical basis of hurdles technique
4. Theoretical basics of relay race technique
5. Sprint training (100 - 200 m)
6. Sprint training (400 m)
7. Training of hurdle sprint (100 m hurdles and 110 m hurdles)
8. Training of hurdle event (400 m BC)
9. Training of relay race at 4 × 100 m
10. Relay training at 4 × 400 m
11. Planning of training of sprint events
12. Speed level control mechanisms in athletic sprint
13. Benefits of speed training for other sports
14. Speed training in athletic preparations and in the basic stage of athletic training. Exercises:
1. Sprint running technique with a focus on sprinter and wall drills
2. Low and semi-low start technique with its use in flat and hurdle sprints
3. Technique of hurdles course 100 m BC and 110 m BC
4. Technique of hurdles course 100 m BC and 110 m BC II.
5. Technique hurdles course 400 m BC.
6. Training means for development of reaction and acceleration speed in sprint
7. Training means for developing maximum and supramaximal speed in sprint
8. Training means to develop speed endurance in sprint
9. Training means to develop event specific endurance and special strength of the runner at 400 m
10. Training means to develop strength in sprint
11. Training means to develop coordination in sprint
12. Field testing as an indicator of fitness and technical readiness of sprinter
13. Technique and training of relay race at 4 × 100 m
14. Technique and training of relay race at 4 × 400 m
Annotation
The compulsory course is aimed at extending the knowledge and skills of the basic curriculum of athletics with a prof training of sprint disciplines in athletics. It offers an extension of knowledge and skills for students interested in speed training and coordination.
The content of course is specific running and sprinting drills focusing on sprint technique, crouch start, relay exchang in various modifications in 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m, as well as special preparatory exercises for hurdling events (eg. during walking and dynamic walking with preload, three-step run and one step run between obstacles). It also includes the adoption of individual didactic procedures in sprinter disciplines.
To understand both flat and hurdle sprints training, speed training in athletic preparations is introduced and practiced in the general and group events specific stage of athletic training.