The Mechanics of Sprinting and Hurdling, 2011 Edition is Now Available



List Price: $25.00

To order small quantities (less than 15) of The Mechanics of Sprinting and Hurdling visit our CreateSpace Store. If you would like to order larger quantities of the manual, please send an email to dev@swingmodel.com.		 Authored by Dr. Ralph Mann Ph.D.

Dr. Ralph Mann is a pioneer in conducting sports research, and using these results to produce computer-based teaching technology. An authority in the field of Sport Biomechanics, Dr. Mann has become a leader in analyzing the performance of top amateur and professional athletes.

A world class Track athlete himself, Dr. Mann won 5 national championships and 3 collegiate championships in the hurdles. He set the world record in the intermediate hurdles, was ranked number one in the world numerous times, and won several international titles. In the Munich Games, he won the Olympic Silver Medal in the 400 Meter Hurdles.

In 1982, Dr. Mann was one of the six individuals that created the Elite Athlete Program that brought sports science to USA Track and Field. Since that time, he has served as the Director of the Elite Athlete Sprint and Hurdle Program. Essentially every elite sprinter and hurdler during this time period has been biomechanically analyzed, with the goal of understanding the characteristics of great sprinters and hurdlers. This information has been used to evaluate and improve the performance of virtually every US sprint/hurdle athlete since the program's inception. This book contains the findings of this unique effort.

Welcome to CompuSport

Welcome to the CompuSport website. CompuSport provides biomechanical analysis of sprinters and hurdlers for USA Track & Field.

If you are a coach or athlete that has been involved with one (or more) of USATF's Sports Performance Workshops for Sprints and Hurdles, you have a repository available that contains the data and analysis from the session(s). To access your repository, click on the Sign In link at the top of the website. On the Sign In page, enter your Email address and the Password that was previously provided in an email from us. If you've forgotten your Password, please use the Recover Password link on the Sign In page.

Once logged in, coaches will have access to the Coaches menu and its sub-items (Start, Sprint, Hurdle). Likewise, athletes will have access to the Athletes menu and the same sub-items. For an overview of the program click on the Coaches or Athletes menu. To go directly to the data and video summary of an analysis, click on the desired sub-item. Coaches will be able to view data and videos for all of their athletes. Athletes will have access to only their data and videos.

If you have any questions, or need any help with the website, please email us at dev@swingmodel.com.

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