The Youth Track & Field Handbook: The Complete Guide for Young Athletes to Build Speed, Strength, Technique, and Competitive Confidence - Couverture souple

Press, Pathways

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1968056408 ISBN 13 : 9781968056407

Editeur : Pathways Press, 2026

Synopsis

Find your event. Find your stride.

Every young athlete remembers their first day on the track. New shoes that feel stiff. Someone hands you a baton without explaining what to do with it. Older kids blur past like they were born knowing how. And that quiet thought creeps in: everyone got a handbook except me.

This is that handbook.

The Youth Track & Field Handbook breaks down every event in plain language that actually makes sense. No confusing jargon. No assuming you already know the secret rules. Just clear, practical coaching that meets a young athlete exactly where they are, whether this is day one or their third season chasing a personal record.

Inside, young athletes will learn how to:

• Master every event - sprints, distance, hurdles, relays, long jump, high jump, shot put, and discus, explained step by step
• Build real speed with drills for faster starts, smoother strides, and quicker reactions
• Nail their technique using simple form cues you can actually feel in your own body
• Train the right way with strength, agility, and conditioning built for growing bodies
• Stay healthy through proper warm-ups, cool-downs, and injury prevention that keeps you in the meet
• Fuel like an athlete with straightforward nutrition and hydration for a full day of events
• Win the mental game with goal-setting, PR tracking, and how to bounce back after a rough meet

This isn't a book you read once and stick on a shelf. It's built to live in a gym bag all season, dog-eared, scribbled in, and pulled out before meets for a quick drill reminder or a confidence reset.

For parents and new coaches too: if you became the shot put coach by default and you're quietly searching for how to teach it safely, this book has you covered. You'll learn how to support your athlete without piling on the pressure.

Whether you're chasing a faster 400, clearing your first hurdle, or just trying to survive your first practice without doing something embarrassing, this handbook hands you everything you need to compete with confidence, on and off the track.

Lace up, show up, and chase your best. Your starting blocks are set.

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A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Pathways Press is an independent publishing company based in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on practical, high-impact books for real life. Since 2020, we've partnered with coaches, educators, entrepreneurs, and subject matter experts to create clear, reader-friendly guides that help people build skills and confidence. Our Youth Sports Handbook Series is built for busy families and volunteer coaches who want simple plans, proven drills, and structure that works on any field. We believe clarity beats complexity, action beats theory, and a great season is about more than the scoreboard. Our goal is to publish tools readers can actually use, whether they're running their first practice, supporting their child, or leveling up their coaching.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pathways Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1968056408
• ISBN 13: 9781968056407
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 158
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg