South African Drills: Discus
Dude is warming up with HUGE bombs in warm-ups. The discus is bombing, it’s going deep and the throw looks phenomenal. The thrower is...
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Throws University
Jul 20, 20205 min read
Why Should Throwers Non-Reverse?
You feel like you are absolutely smashing the finish. The shot is flying off the hand, you feel explosive but the shot isn’t going...
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Throws University
Jul 5, 20205 min read
How to Coach as a Parent
Your child wants to get into throwing. Finally, your dream is coming true. Your kid can develop into one of the nation’s best throwers....
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Throws University
Jun 18, 20207 min read
Should Throwers Run?
It's the first day of practice, you can't wait to start off the season right getting strong and tossing huge throws, but then Coach walks...
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Throws University
Jun 15, 20205 min read
How to Stop Throwing Flat (Rotational Shot Put)
The difference between a throw in the shot put that is flat or a throw in the shot put that has a proper angle of release could spark a...
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Throws University
Jun 7, 20205 min read
How to Hold a Shot Put
Hand placement on the shot can be the difference between first place and third place. Do you find yourself missing that big hit on the...
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Throws University
Apr 6, 20205 min read
Throwing Assessment and Improvements
Quarantine is deep and there is plenty of time to analyze, assess and plan. Numerous thoughts are rolling through your brain as you focus...
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Throws University
Apr 1, 20204 min read
Why The Throwers Assessment?
There is an extreme talent void among throwers, with elite throwers possessing a special talent that the majority of average throwers do...
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Throws University
Mar 21, 20204 min read
Resourceful Training: Parts Programming
You head to your training session, all you have is your discus and shot put and your body. There isn’t any weightlifting equipment, there...
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Throws University
Jan 13, 20205 min read
Speed Development Part 2 of 3: The Weightroom
Speed Development Part 1 You feel slow in the circle, you feel slow in the weight room. You feel stiff and tight, as though you weren’t...
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Throws University
Dec 30, 20194 min read
Misunderstood Recruiting: Raw vs. Trained
You work your butt off day in and day out. You lift hard, you throw well, you understand technique. You LIVE to throw far. You want to be...
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Throws University
Dec 23, 20193 min read
Expected Progress for the High School Thrower
In last week’s blog, we dove deep into the topic of Strength Levels Needed for Elite High School Throwers. We provided those basic...
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Throws University
Dec 14, 20194 min read
The Point of Diminishing Returns
We have all seen those throwers. The dude who has a 450lb bench press but can barely throw a shot 40 feet. They can squat 500lbs but they...
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Throws University
Dec 3, 20193 min read
Coaches Corner: Comprehending World Class Coaching
For years I wondered how the best coaches in the world handled programming, periodization, and technical work. Over and over again, I...
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Throws University
Nov 24, 20194 min read
Throwing While It’s Snowing
Not every high school thrower has the luxury of throwing indoors in a nice, warm, gymnasium. In fact, most high school throwers struggle...
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Throws University
Aug 16, 20199 min read
Becoming A National Champion
The behind the scenes look of what contributed to Sam Mattis winning the national championship in the discus at USA's 2019
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Throws University
Oct 22, 20185 min read
Great Throwers Are Not Normal
Every champion the world has ever seen has one similar quality: they are not like everybody else. I’m not talking about their physical...
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Throws University
Oct 12, 20183 min read
Training When You Are Sick
Excuses and flakiness comes in all shapes and sizes. When I think of the best and most hard working throwers out there, I realize a...
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Throws University
Oct 8, 20184 min read
The Off-Season Without a Coach
Throwing is full of people who at the first meet of the season say they want to throw 2 meters further and ask what they have to do to...
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Throws University
Apr 25, 20182 min read
Time to Adaptation for Throwers: When Will I Feel Changes?
Here I’m going to go over a pretty common worry for any technical athlete, but particularly throwers: how long will it take for me to...
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