Mark Harsha - Coaching the Glide Shot Put: Technique and Drill Progressions

Coaching the Glide Shot Put: Technique and Drill Progressions, with Coach Mark Harsha, presents an invaluable tool for track and field coaches who want to maximize the performance level of their male or female throwers who employ the glide shot put technique.

From how to hold the shot, how to execute the glide technique, and how to properly follow-through, Coach Harsha covers the key factors involved in successfully using the glide shot put technique.

With over 20 years of experience coaching national and state champions, Coach Harsha shares a series of proven practice drills that coaches can utilize to enhance the skill level of their throwers.

Each drill is explained and demonstrated in an easy-to-understand and –apply manner.

Among the topics covered:

• Grip and release of shot
• Standing throw progressions
• Glide progressions
• Reverse progressions
• Full throws
• Errors and corrections
• General rules of competition
• Medicine-ball drill progressions
• Warm-ups