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Track & Field physical preparation
DEMANDS OF THE SPORT

Track and field is a collection of distinct events, but sprinting and jumping share one foundation: producing large forces in very short contact times. Preparation must match the athlete's event, training age, technical programme and competition calendar.

ENHANCE PERFORMANCE SYSTEM

SPORT PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.

We develop the strength and power beneath track performance without competing with technical track work. Sprinters require acceleration, maximum-velocity exposure and hamstring resilience; jumpers require approach speed, reactive strength and precise take-off and landing capacity. Testing identifies which quality is limiting the individual athlete.

ACCELERATE

Project the body efficiently and apply force through the early steps of a sprint or approach.

MAXIMUM VELOCITY

Produce high vertical force in extremely short ground-contact times while maintaining sprint mechanics.

TAKE OFF + LAND

Convert approach speed into event-specific projection, then tolerate repeated high landing forces.

REPEAT QUALITY

Preserve output and movement quality across training repetitions, rounds and competition phases.

WHAT WE DEVELOP
  • Maximum strengthDevelop the force capacity that supports acceleration, sprinting and take-off without unnecessary mass.
  • Explosive + reactive strengthImprove the rate of force development and elastic qualities needed for short contacts and projection.
  • Sprint-specific exposureCoordinate gym work with acceleration and maximum-velocity running rather than treating them separately.
  • Event-specific planningAdjust strength, plyometric and running loads around the athlete's event, technical work and competition phase.
WHAT WE ASSESS
  • 10 m and 30 m acceleration
  • Flying sprint / maximum velocity
  • Countermovement jump
  • Drop jump / reactive strength
  • Broad or event-specific jump
  • Strength and force profile
LOAD + INJURY CAPACITY

We build capacity for known sporting loads; no programme can promise to prevent every injury.

  • Hamstring
  • Achilles, calf + foot
  • Knee + landing load
VIEW THE RESEARCH BASIS

These sources inform the general needs analysis. Individual programmes require athlete-specific assessment and coach interpretation.

  1. Maximising sprint performance among adolescent sprintersFrontiers in Physiology, 2025
  2. The importance of muscular strength in athletic performanceSports Medicine / PubMed, 2016
  3. Association between sprint and jump performance and maximum strengthSports, 2024
  4. International consensus on youth resistance trainingBritish Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014
TRAINING ENQUIRY

START WITH AN ASSESSMENT.

Tell us the athlete's sport, age, level and next performance target.

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