Olympic Weightlifting Teens and Children

Olympic Weightlifting Teens and Children Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician I found reference to this article. As while I was previously serving as a Sports Consultant at Zamboanga Del Sur. Myself and a fellow coach Rajeev Tahil were advised by the Provincial Sports Coordinator. Athletes should not be doing weights 3 months before a…

Learning a Motor Skill: Juggling (rev 1)

Learning a Motor Skill: Juggling Submitted to Alison Rhodes Robinson Sports Performance II By Andrew William V. Pirie International Pacific College   Motor Skill Learning: Juggling In this topic we look at what motor skills are and how we learn them with Juggling as an example.   What is a skill! A skill is your…

Drugs: Steroids

NEW SCIENTIST. SPORTS LIES AND STEROIDS We do not know how many aspiring athletes fail to make the grade despite trying various untested drugs, or perhaps even see their health and performance decline as a result. *amateurs drugs, fail make grade, decline health It is true that there was good reason to think testosterone would…

U.S. sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner of Los Angeles strides to a world record in a semifinal heat of the Olympic women’s 200-meter dash in Seoul Thursday, Sept. 29, 1988. Joyner’s time of 21.56 seconds claimed the record and moved her into the finals in the event.(AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)

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Biomechanics

  Biomechanics 2004 International Pacific College Notes Andrew Pirie   What is it? BMX (Biomechanics) is the study of human movement, what forces both internal and external to cause the movement to happen and the results of forces when exerted.   Why is it important? Once you find the most effective way a body can…