COACHING CROSS COUNTRY: SUMMER TRAINING PLAN (CHRISTENSEN)

Developing a successful summer training program for a high school cross country program has evolved over time, and must take into account several factors. Summer training must be structured, focus on quality, include functional strength, expect plateaus, and include working hard to build your team's culture. It is a combination of all these new tools and fresh ideas that can lead your team to fall success.Scott Christensen provides many years' worth of running knowledge and success to explain the how, what, and why of summer training. He uses his sports science background and years of team success and applies it to the importance of summer structure. He encourages all coaches to not only rely on their trusted tools, but to also be open to new ideas to maximize both team and individual athlete success.Methods and ReasoningCharts provided throughout this video support the "WHY" of Coach Christensen's instruction and emphasize the key takeaways. Christensen refers to "reversibility", a training principle that supports improvements in a runner's "blood volume change" and how it will decrease quickly. Without summer training, athletes could lose all the gains they have worked so hard for during track season.Coach Christensen provides you with five primary physical performance concepts and how to blend them effectively to maximize athlete skill development. Although endurance is the key, he maintains that the combination of flexibility, speed, strength, and coordination should never be left behind.

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