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I coach junior high track and field. A 15-second time is very average for a 12 year old. It's neither "good" nor "bad." If there are a lot of kids on the team, I would bet that your daughter would be best suited for a different event and will probably end up there. This is a good thing, and hopefully your coach will find one or two events that she can really excel in. Sprinting is certainly not for everybody. We are currently in the second week of practice and I'm trying to find a niche for each athlete. It's not always easy, but hang in there!
I coach junior high track and field. A 15-second time is very average for a 12 year old. It's neither "good" nor "bad." If there are a lot of kids on the team, I would bet that your daughter would be best suited for a different event and will probably end up there. This is a good thing, and hopefully your coach will find one or two events that she can really excel in. Sprinting is certainly not for everybody. We are currently in the second week of practice and I'm trying to find a niche for each athlete. It's not always easy, but hang in there!
Thanks...she's never run track before. So, this will be a process. What kind of weight training on her legs would you guys recommend to increase her strength and speed?
Thanks...she's never run track before. So, this will be a process. What kind of weight training on her legs would you guys recommend to increase her strength and speed?
I wouldn't touch weight training until there is reason to believe her form and general track ability is proven. Since she has never run track before her technique is likely to be very raw. She needs to learn how to run before she worries about resistance training.
I wouldn't touch weight training until there is reason to believe her form and general track ability is proven. Since she has never run track before her technique is likely to be very raw. She needs to learn how to run before she worries about resistance training.
No. But from experience with my kids, primarily as swimmers, I know that at 12, the most important things are:
1. good coaching
2. good technique (which not only improves performance but helps prevent injury)
3. consistent training
I believe track is less sensitive to technique than swimming, but at an early stage learning to run and learning to train are more important than developing strength. Good runners, whether sprinters or not, are smooth and fluid. Strength training will not improve that now.
technique, in the track part of track and field, in mostly limited to baton hand-offs, clearing hurdles, and block starting.
In the field part, there is a whole lot more technique.
Especially at 12, it's all about having fun. Either she'll naturally find what she's good at, or her coach will for her.
The #1 thing to make her faster would be to get older. Or run more.
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