to any coaches and afficionados of sprinting lore out there..
its usually said the most common way to determine beginning athletes' best events, in say, a young school T&F team, is vertical leap. highest 1/3 train in sprints and jumps (maybe throws for the taller/bigger folks), middle 1/3 in middle distances, lowest 1/3 in distance events.
from your experience and knowledge, is this always true? have there been <11sec sprinters with average vertical leaps (mid 20"'s), distance runners with high verts?
how strong is the correlation in practice..
its usually said the most common way to determine beginning athletes' best events, in say, a young school T&F team, is vertical leap. highest 1/3 train in sprints and jumps (maybe throws for the taller/bigger folks), middle 1/3 in middle distances, lowest 1/3 in distance events.
from your experience and knowledge, is this always true? have there been <11sec sprinters with average vertical leaps (mid 20"'s), distance runners with high verts?
how strong is the correlation in practice..
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