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The multi event athlete must possess or attain the following characteristics in order to be successful

Coach and the athlete must be very careful on how they distribute the volume and intensity in their training cycles

Decathlon is a very special event that besides technical development requires great combination of the five primary Biomotor abilities: speed, strength, flexibility, endurance and coordination

In the United States the development and training of decathletes is heavily influenced by the university system, primarily the NCAA

Bryan Clay withdrew after four events due to fatigue, which certainly shaped the competition

Here are some helpful guidelines for you to consider when you start training your decathletes in the pole vault

Complete men (in French : Des hommes complets), a book by Frédéric Gousset (2014)

The purpose of this paper is to examine the purpose of training smarter and aim to produce more points by working smart

This short essay broadly touches on a few of the many areas a coach needs to develop in order to become a master in the Art of Coaching

Recommended books by various authors like Joel P Smith, Harry Marra, John Rap, Bert Vreeswijk, Frédéric Gousset, Mike Chapman, Framk Zarnowski and Dale Harder

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track

A little summary and interview how to find reversal after your sports career. Alex Folacci talks about his experience and gives recommendations.

You also feel a sense of injustice when world records from professionals are compared with the world records from participants of the multi events?

Before turning to athletics, Carlos Chinin played football and basketball, but after winning medals at a school event in 2002, he began pursuing the decathlon, facing recurring injuries until a serious pole vault accident in 2012 nearly ended …

Interview with Colombian decathlon record holder José Gregorio Lemos (7913p, Barranquilla 2018)

A lesson in just one aspect of how sport science can and needs to be applied to all athletic skill teaching