Thursday, August 27, 2015

Javelin Throwers must learn a good alignment of javelin

The master thrower Tom Petranoff's first teaching for throwers is the alignment! Getting a good alignmnet is the base for achieveing center of gravity for the throw.  

Here are some drills we do to perfect run up and get good alignment of javelin for best release over the shoulder and follow through and chase out after javelin. Keep the momentum throught he block and get chest to chase out after javelin.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

JULIUS YEGO IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION WITH 92.72?

How many kids in Kenya want to be the next Yego? Perhaps 10 thousand? Probably even more!  What does this mean to Kenya?  Or, how kids in Egypt feel about El Sayed's silver medal?

Throwing programs will start in many parts of the world and this is the next best thing after Yego's winning performance!  Let's remember this world championship final!  This is the beginning of a throwing worldwide developing program! See what happens in South America when hundreds of thousand kids will throw Javelin!

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Monday, August 24, 2015

JAPAN TAKES CENTER STAGE WITH JAVELIN THROW IN THE15TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN’S JAVELIN QUALIFYING – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015

Do you remember the days back in the 1990s when TurboJav arrived to the Japanese Kids Athletics program?  That was a bold and brave move from dealers, and sport program organisers.  Over the past decade japanese javelin throwers just kep moving ahead and started breaking the records!

On August 23rd, during the qualifications of man's javelin throw, Japan’s Ryohei Arai, who took silver behind Zhao at the 2014 Asian Games, threw 84.66m with his last throw for the second-best performance of the competition.  What a great day for Japan!!

Read IAAF's summary of the qualification - LINK



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Sunday, August 23, 2015

HOW DO YOU COACH KIDS FOR JAVELIN THROW?

Building a solid foundation in proper javelin throw mechanics, developing strength and flexibility, and acquiring confidence with kids athlete throwing program is the answer that comes to our mind.  However, there is only a few coaches who are willing to take the job that requires focus, understanding of working with young kids and talents.

How do we start? When should we start training? What is recommended for kids at 9-12 years of ages? What coaches need to focus on when kids at 9-12 years of ages learn javelin throw? What are the Basic nutritional advice? Do you know that young athletes can lear about relax throws?

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Friday, August 21, 2015

Javelin Throw 3D motion capture technology


Australia javelin throwers are in focus!  Not long ago Mike Barber, Australian javelin coach /biomechanist received founding for new studies for the subject of 3D motion capture technology!

What a great news for future development! Mike Barber is an expert performance and learning design for javelin throw.  He is the coach for Kelsey- Lee Roberts, a qualifier for Beinjing WC 2015 with a distance of over 63m.  Motion capture technology has been associated with making big budget Hollywood films for the past 15 years, but it has recently been put to use by sport scientists at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

Javelin coach Mike Barber said this was the first time the technology had been used to study the techniques of javelin throwers.  it will be interesting to see how other countries will take advantage todays's technology!



Picuture from ABC / LINK

You may read other interesting articles: http://theconversation.com/science-of-the-spear-biomechanics-of-a-javelin-throw-29782

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Former Javelin Throw World recordholder Ferenc Paragi is 61 on 21 of August!

Ferenc Paragi (born August 21, 1953 in Budapest) is a Hungarian athlete who, on April 23, 1980, established a world record of 96.72 in the javelin throw, eclipsing the global standard set by fellow countryman Miklós Németh at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Paragi also competed at the Moscow Olympics. Even though his form had dipped a bit after another monster mark of 96.20 on May 18, there could be no question he was among the leading favorites. However, the Olympics were for him a major disappointment. He had problems already in the qualification, languishing more than five meters from a spot in the finals after two rounds with a sub-standard mark of 72.60, but saved himself by throwing 88.76 with his third and final attempt – the best mark in the whole qualifying competition by almost three meters. Next day in the final however, he could do no better than 79.52 and had to be content with a tenth place finish. His qualification performance would have been enough for a bronze.


The Ferenc Paragi Javelin Throw Foundation for your support: https://gerelyalapitvany.wordpress.com/paragi-javelin-throw-foundation/

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

GARTH BROOKS AS JAVELIN THROWER CELEBTRITY

Garth Brooks has never had a chance to throw TurboJav! It's simply because TurboJav was invented in 1990.

Garth had a talent for throws.  We can see one of his throws at the May 1984 Big-8 Outdoor Championships in Lincoln Nebraska. See Garth in action.

Throwing sequence may be seen at http://www.strengthtech.com/photos/garthp/garthp.htm



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THROWERS CONCENTRATION

Concentrate! Keep your head in the game! Stay focused. You’ve probably heard your coach, teammates and even yourself repeat these and similar phrases over and over again. The ability to maintain concentration while immersed in the pressure of competition is critical to optimum performance. If you lose your focus to a sellout crowd, a distracting competitor, or nagging selfdoubt, you are not only battling your opponents, you’re battling yourself. Although we may not always be able to eliminate distractions, successful athletes take control of their performance by blocking out unnecessary distractions while responding to important cues.

What Is Concentration?
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