Greatest Technical Throw Ever?
Every thrower’s dream. The lights are on, the pressure is on, the competition is tight. Every single throw the feeling of greatness is...
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Throws University
- Aug 3, 2020
- 5 min
Becoming the Best in the US
You are at a meet, you see one of the best high school throwers in the history of your state dropping huge bombs. It’s incredible, the...
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Throws University
- Apr 27, 2020
- 5 min
New Balance Nationals
The word is out, there are 12 weeks of preparation before New Balance Nationals occurs. The timing is crazy, many of you are still in...
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Throws University
- Apr 9, 2020
- 5 min
Throws Training at Home
You can't go to your gym. You can't throw at your school's sector. You're stuck at home with nowhere to go. How do you still get in your...
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Throws University
- Apr 6, 2020
- 5 min
Throwing Assessment and Improvements
Quarantine is deep and there is plenty of time to analyze, assess and plan. Numerous thoughts are rolling through your brain as you focus...
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Throws University
- Apr 1, 2020
- 4 min
Why The Throwers Assessment?
There is an extreme talent void among throwers, with elite throwers possessing a special talent that the majority of average throwers do...
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Throws University
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
Season: Over
You were anxious for the outdoor season. All winter you focused on big throws, improving your technique, getting stronger in the weight...
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Throws University
- Feb 10, 2020
- 5 min
Mental Preparation for the Big Competition
The big meet is right around the corner. Maybe it’s the conference meet, maybe it’s states, maybe it’s even NCAA’s! Whatever that meet...
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Throws University
- Aug 16, 2019
- 9 min
Becoming A National Champion
The behind the scenes look of what contributed to Sam Mattis winning the national championship in the discus at USA's 2019
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Throws University
- Aug 2, 2019
- 7 min
Who Wants To Go To Tokyo?
Dude walks into a room. He’s not impressively tall, but certainly bigger than most people. He’s smiling from ear to ear, everyone is...
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Throws University
- Mar 2, 2019
- 3 min
What we learned from Darrell Hill
What did we learn from Darrell Hill on the Throws Show? Perhaps the biggest thing is that he is going to break the world record. Darrell...
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Throws University
- Oct 22, 2018
- 5 min
Great Throwers Are Not Normal
Every champion the world has ever seen has one similar quality: they are not like everybody else. I’m not talking about their physical...
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Throws University
- Oct 12, 2018
- 3 min
Training When You Are Sick
Excuses and flakiness comes in all shapes and sizes. When I think of the best and most hard working throwers out there, I realize a...
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Throws University
- Oct 8, 2018
- 4 min
The Off-Season Without a Coach
Throwing is full of people who at the first meet of the season say they want to throw 2 meters further and ask what they have to do to...
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Throws University
- Sep 20, 2018
- 4 min
4 Things I wish I Knew As An Athlete
After coaching for 3 years, I have learned a significant number of things that I wish I knew while I was still competing. Most of my...
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Throws University
- Aug 30, 2018
- 2 min
The Struggles of Long-Term Technical Development
In technical sports like throwing and weightlifting, the most important aspect is fairly obvious: technique. You can only get so good in...
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Throws University
- Aug 30, 2018
- 3 min
4 Things You'll (Probably) Need to Sacrifice as a Post-Collegiate Athlete
This list wasn't meant to be all-inclusive, or in any way intimidating. Rather, I hope to educate some people on aspects of...
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Throws University
- Aug 22, 2018
- 3 min
If I Knew Then What I Know Now
This article was prompted with the question, "What would you tell your collegiate freshman self about track and training if you could?"...
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Throws University
- Aug 21, 2018
- 6 min
7 Thoughts on the Collegiate to Post-Collegiate Transition
Dane asked me to write this article to outline some issues with the transition from collegiate track to post-collegiate track. This list...
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Throws University
- Aug 19, 2018
- 4 min
6 Things That Help Me Become 3-Time All-American
After my Sophomore year of college at Messiah College (small division 3 school) my coach left and there were no immediate plans to get a...
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