EA High Performance Conference - European Athletics · EA High Performance Conference Vienna, March 2017 Dr. Wolfgang Ritzdorf German Sport University Cologne Dr. W. Ritzdorf Vienna

EA High Performance

Conference Vienna, March 2017

Dr. Wolfgang Ritzdorf German Sport University Cologne

Dr. W. Ritzdorf Vienna 2017

Structure

• No Best national practice

– No function, no mandate, no position in DLV

– IAAF responsible editor for all the CECS jumps

material

– Senior lecturer in dozens of coaches’ courses

– Consultant to some European Federations

– Director IAAF World High Jump Centre

– Coach for 30 years


Therefore

• Some few ideas on how we can save/improve our level

in the international context

– Athlete centered

– Science based

– Coach driven


Situation Jumps Rio 2016

Event Entries No Contries No Final Europe F Medals

HJ M 44 30 15 7 1

HJ W 36 28 17 12 3

LJ M 32 23 12 2 1

LJ W 38 26 12 7 1

TJ M 48 33 12 3 0

TJ W 37 23 12 7 1

PV M 32 24 12 6 1

PV W 32 22 12 6 1


Athlete centered General

Michelangelo was asked the

question how it was possible to

make such a beautiful sculpture

form a block of marble

His answer

“David has always been there. I

just had to remove the

redundant marble”.


The classical approach

+ =

Potential Training Performance


The alternative approach

- =

Potential Performance Interference


Athlete centered Technique

• Technical models

– Age related

– Individualized (workshop)

• Alternative approach

• Key elements

• If – then - relationships


Athlete centered Physical

• LTAD

– What about the progression of our juniors?

• Annual periodization

– 10% SB in major competition (WCC; OG)

– PDI much worse than other countries (e.g. USA, JAM)


Performance Delivery

Index (PDI)

Delivery defined as:

Medal in the final

Advance to the next round

Season’s best


PDI – Trend for Europe

20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

ATHENS OG 2004

HELSINKI WC 2005

LONDON OG 2012

MOSCOW WC 2013

MEN

WOMEN

TEAM


Athlete centered

• Revision of our periodization models

– Individualized

• Training regime

• Competition regime

• Final preparation

• Life balance


Science based

• Fundamental research

– Impact for training?

– Who makes the translation?

• Applied research

– Who asks the questions?

– Common language

– Mutual respect

• Performance diagnostics

– Relevant parameters

Science based

• Reactive strength is by far the most important physical

quality for jumpers

• Reactive strength has a biological determination

– Length, diameter and stiffness of tendon

• It can be developed but not basically changed

• Does the individual technique match the biological

properties? (workshop)


AIM:

Identify a relation between individual biological capacities

and movement pattern within a group of elite high

jumpers.

3D

Kinetics & Kinematics

3D

Anthropometrics Muscle-Tendon

properties

3D

Body-

Scanner

3D

Footscanner

MTU

Diagnosti

cs

e.g.

AT & PT

Stiffness

MTU

Diagnostic

s

e.g.

AT & PT

Stiffness

Combination of …

Study 2014


Science based


Science based


Coach driven

• Coaches are the key element

– Kids and youth coaches

– Top level coaches


Coach driven

• Coach education

- Massive efforts when it comes to Olympic Games

- IAAF CECS

- EA Coaching Summit Series

- National programs


Coach driven

• Coach education

- Content of the educational programs

- Focus on physical and technical topics

- What about “Coaching” - Coaching styles, communication, interaction, managing

support team ……


Coach driven

• Coach education

- External input to national programs

- Consultancy

- Building communities / networking

- Web-based learning tools (IDDC) (workshop)

- Common training camps


Coach driven

• Coach education

- Who coaches the coach?

- Best practice (internship)

- Mentoring programs


Outlook workshop

• Some more input about (20 min)

– Technical models

– Scientific study

– Coaches’ Eye Project

• 3 working groups (30 min + 15 min summary)

– Athlete centered

– Science based

– Coach driven

• What can EA and/or EACA do to enhance athletic

performance?


EA High Performance Conference - European Athletics · EA High Performance Conference Vienna, March 2017 Dr. Wolfgang Ritzdorf German Sport University Cologne Dr. W. Ritzdorf Vienna

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