Training Guides

Our coaching partner England Throws Camp has developed a programme of drills for hammer throwers.  These are specific exercises for athletes who want to improve their technique - the next level up from the general fitness and strength training.  

Our coaching partner England Throws Camp has developed a programme of drills for discus throwers. These are specific drills for athletes staying at home who want to to improve their technique - the next level up from the general fitness and strength training in the garden grind. Use your time wisely during lock-down and after.

This is the first in a series of technique drills, which will cover all throw disciplines.

Neuff is running a series of videos in partnership with experts, sharing drills and exercises for serious athletes to enable them to develop and improve their performance in lock-down.  We will introduce a range of resources for different athletic disciplines over the next weeks.

This video, in partnership with John Shepherd Track & Field Coach, uses improvised equipment for sprint and jump drills. Using resistance and strength techniques, these are specific drills for the sprint and jump athletes who need to focus on acceleration.

The term ‘travelling’ is a general term that encompasses walking, jogging and running. Running incorporates running fast (sprinting), sustained running (endurance) and running over barriers (hurdles and steeple chasing). Events for sprinting in athletics can be undertaken individually or within...

The technical requirements of the hurdles event are to run as fast as possible whilst jumping over barriers in the most efficient way. Hurdling is considered a specialist sprinting event; athletes are expected to be able to start like sprinters,...

The aim here is to travel as far as possible by making a running approach before a hop, a step, and a jump. Unlike the long jump, there is no need to seek height at the initial take – off....

The Long Jump is about running fast and jumping high. The individual takes an approach run, gathering enough speed before lifting him/herself off the surface at a designated taking off point. Once off the ground, the aim is to jump...

There are certain key principles that apply to all jumping events; these include the high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault. Short approach runs put less stress on the body and are thus safer and better suited to...