What matters is how educated and enthusiastic they are about coaching the throws. The job of throws coaching in middle or high school is often given to a coach, whether they want it or not and even if they know nothing about it. But even then, a coach who is willing to learn and who shows up every day to practice eager to help his or her athletes get better is what young athletes need.
There has to be better education for throws coaches. Throwing is such a complicated event to coach and not many people put the time they really should into learning how to coach it. He coached her throughout much of her career.
Pagel held the American record in the shot put for 25 years and also spent eight years on the Top Ten list for Americans in discus, until back problems caused her to choose to focus on her best event. She currently works as the Wellness Director with the U.
Navy NBVC. She also worked as a coach for 28 years at the collegiate level. Ramona Pagel: It would be easier for the women to use a lighter shot put in high school.
The men go from pounds, whereas the women use a 4kg as a or year-old and on up. A 3kg or 3. RP: Only if we eliminate football and soccer. The cost of grooming infields and the ability of schools to rent out their fields is precluding our use of the turf field. Better understanding of the events by announcers or having an announcer at the events that are out of sight would help.
BP: A key to getting girls involved with throwing events and athletics in general is to develop, hire, and maintain women coaches. RP: More women coaches would be great. There seems to be more pressure to perform as a female coach, as they always have to do better than the male coaches, for less pay.
High school coaches do not get paid much for coaching, so it becomes a passion profession. College track and field coaches are paid on the lowest scale, and rarely is a throwing coach considered for a head coach position. So pay for the most part is at entry level.
I see many good coaches go into administration because, once they have a family, the hours are regular and they get paid more. It does not make sense, but the change will have to start with knowledge on the part of administrators and hiring committees. She became the head cross country coach in and the head track and field coach in During each of the championship seasons, she earned Coach of the Year honors.
On the track, Casey specializes in the development of middle- and long-distance athletes. Casey currently resides in Dallas, TX, with her husband. BP: How do you get athletic women to try the discus throw and, even more importantly, have the courage to stay with it? Cathy Casey: I think that we need more former throwers to coach our youth—female throwers in particular—to make sure the girls know that throwing is an option for them.
With a technically sound coach, they will keep improving and therefore can have the confidence to continue with the event. We need more former throwers to coach our youth—female throwers in particular—to make sure the girls know that throwing is an option for them.
BP: How can we make throwing events more popular? The running and jumping events seem to be much more popular. CC: I think that the throwing events can be made more popular by incorporating the throwing area at the track. Too many times, they are outside the main venue so that no one can see the throwers compete. Put on more throwing clinics and coaching education classes for throws. Put pressure on high schools to hire coaches with a track background.
She also holds the record at the D-II level in the weight throw for indoor track and field. Elizabeth Murphy: I think most women start out trying the throwing events, in general, as an auxiliary sport.
For example, basketball players decide to run track in the off-season to stay in shape. Some of the bigger girls on the basketball team end up throwing and being decent at it. EM: I believe the unpopularity of the throwing events is an effect of a bigger problem.
Trunchbull from the movie Matilda , or they think of a woman who is of above-average size. Neither of these views is appealing to society, nor are they accepted by society. I attended the Minnesota Section 5A meet at St. Beth-el Algarin was throwing the shot put for Pierz Healy High School, and she won that event along with the discus throw the same day.
It was hard not to be intrigued by this little dynamo with the white shot put. Even to someone who does not know the throws that well, it was easy to see that she was much quicker than the other throwers. Algarin was the shortest and probably the lightest person in the finals. I had the opportunity to listen to a person I thought was her coach. Even the lanky basketball players on the U. Many female athletes — more than 25 percent — dangerously restrict their eating, often in hopes that losing weight will increase their sports performance, according to a study, The Female Athlete Body Project.
Female athletes often don't consume the amount of calories needed for their intensely active lifestyle. They may compare their consumption to what non-athletes are eating, and their bodies to what those women look like, the study found. Women athletes also may see a super-thin body as one that signals she is more committed to her sport, when in reality she is "severely harming her body," the researchers said.
Anne P. The way we think about things, if it's skewed. Kara Winger, a Purdue University grad in Rio for the javelin throw, remembers the ex-boyfriend in college who told her — after she started lifting weights — it was a good thing they had broken up. She immediately developed thicker skin about the topic and came to realize her body is perfect for her. Winger has felt the expectations that a female athlete should be "lean and mean, with defined muscles all over.
I have to give this body muscle and a little bit of cushion so that it will continue performing the extreme task I ask of it. Felisha Johnson, pounds and , never had any dreams that she would look like the models on the New York City runways. Johnson, 27, attributes her acceptance and positive body image to her parents, who always said, "Your body is your body. How much do you bench? So I'm more appealing to you? John Shepherd.
Recent Posts. Search Search for:. Twitter Feed AW Follow. Reply on Twitter Retweet on Twitter 2 Like on Twitter 23 Twitter Retweet on Twitter AW Retweeted. Reply on Twitter Retweet on Twitter 3 Like on Twitter 8 Twitter Feb Keep your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees slightly. Hold the discus to your front, with your throwing hand, palm down. Probably the best product to use is CLR, especially if you are dealing with some rust spots. WD is also a fairly good cleaning agent, specifically on discus plates.
Ideally a discus thrower is gifted with athletic ability which may be evident as they excel in other sports. Heighth is also of great benefit.
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