Ep. 8 : Jim Aikens - How a master coach starts his season

Ep. 8 : Jim Aikens - How a master coach starts his season

How a master shot put and discus coach starts his season.

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This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Coach Jim Aikens. JIm has coached 36 years of high school throws in the state of Illinois. He has had a state qualifier in 33 of them. This episode is about how Jim approaches the start of the season, practice structure, drills, throwing, and weightlifting.

  1. What to do the first week at practice.
  2. Overplanning
  3. How much throwing, how much drilling
  4. making time for the weight room
  5. Everyone is a rotator until they aren't

www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com Jim Aikens Blog Mental Toughness Training: Commanding the Ideal Performance State at Will


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