Coaching

Coaching

29th Oct 2022

Do you feel the need for speed?

The science behind speed is always evolving and here we look at the thoughts, theories and ways of training to consider in the quest for greater velocity
15th May 2022

How coaches can connect with their athletes

Kibwé Johnson outlines a coaching approach which ultimately requires a lot of patience but will pay great dividends in the long run
20th Apr 2022

Aiming high in the pole vault

Former Olympic champion and Spire Institute Academy coach Tim Mack gives his top tips to the next generation of pole vaulters
7th Apr 2022

Train with the Greene machine

Former world 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene explains why he’s flippin’ pizzas and coaching recreational runners to support his ongoing athletics ambitions
18th Jan 2022

The five pillars of success

Curtis Beach, former international decathlete and head coach at SPIRE, talks through the outlook he believes can lead to athletics achievement
20th Dec 2021

The path to gold

Tim Mack, 2004 Olympic pole vault champion and SPIRE coach, outlines the mental approach which took him to the very top
14th Dec 2021

How they train: Jessie Knight

Olympic 400m hurdler and her coach describe an approach which has resulted in significant progress
9th Dec 2021

The coaching toolbox

There are three key areas where real gains can be made when it comes to improving performance, as well as developing the relationship between coach and athlete, writes Casimir Loxsom
4th Nov 2021

Tackling technology in track and field

Is the age of information a blessing or a curse? Kibwé Johnson from SPIRE Institute looks at the increasingly challenging issue of athletes’ addiction to screen time
16th Oct 2021

Timothy Cheruiyot to be special guest at BMC endurance day

World 1500m champion and coach Bernard Ouma to talk at British Milers’ Club event on the European Endurance Conference weekend in Leeds
8th Oct 2021

The art of pole vault

Mondo Duplantis makes it look so simple but there's so much an athlete has to do to propel themselves into the sky and over a bar, as coach Scott Simpson explains
19th May 2021

10 training sessions for parkrun return

After well over a year break, parkrun should soon be back and here we suggest some 5km workouts to prepare
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