Squad Bobsled

The Olympics are coming:

It is only November, but the Olympics are coming early next year. Are you aware of the women’s bobsled team? Does track and field ring a bell?

When you think about bobsledding, you think about ice, cold, snow, fast, steer, and wheeee! Do you think about Olympic sprinters? The women’s team is laced with elite sprinters who give that extra effort at the start: Lolo Jones, Aja Evans, Elana Myers, Katie Eberling, and Jazmine Fenlator. Not to mention a sprinter has a legit training regimen that most likely translates pretty well into bobsledding. Both sports operate on technique, power, precision, and the ability to control aggression. With aggression, a sprinter has to come out of the blocks with great acceleration. In longer sprints like the 400m dash, a sprinter has to know how to attack the first and the second curves on the way to the straight away. In bobsledding, power is key at the beginning. A good start may elicit a good drive. However, if the bobsled is too aggressive going through the course, then you may see this occur.

If you remember these Olympic pieces from the 2012 Summer Games: table tennis, badminton, canoe/kayak, hammer throw, team handball, then stay tuned for more Winter Olympic Unsung Sports in February. They get you motivated! Amped! And, ready to go!

Purpose and Development,
Derek

Derek Arledge, CSCS          www.teempt.com           TEEM Performance Training