EA High Performance

Conference Vienna, March 2017

Dr. Wolfgang Ritzdorf German Sport University Cologne

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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

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Therefore

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

in the international context

– Athlete centered

– Science based

– Coach driven

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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

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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”.

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The classical approach

+ =

Potential Training Performance

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The alternative approach

- =

Potential Performance Interference

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Athlete centered Technique

• Technical models

– Age related

– Individualized (workshop)

• Alternative approach

• Key elements

• If – then - relationships

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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)

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Performance Delivery

Index (PDI)

Delivery defined as:

Medal in the final

Advance to the next round

Season’s best

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PDI – Trend for Europe

20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

ATHENS OG 2004

HELSINKI WC 2005

LONDON OG 2012

MOSCOW WC 2013

MEN

WOMEN

TEAM

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Athlete centered

• Revision of our periodization models

– Individualized

• Training regime

• Competition regime

• Final preparation

• Life balance

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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)

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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

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Science based

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Science based

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Coach driven

• Coaches are the key element

– Kids and youth coaches

– Top level coaches

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Coach driven

• Coach education

- Massive efforts when it comes to Olympic Games

- IAAF CECS

- EA Coaching Summit Series

- National programs

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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 ……

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Coach driven

• Coach education

- External input to national programs

- Consultancy

- Building communities / networking

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

- Common training camps

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Coach driven

• Coach education

- Who coaches the coach?

- Best practice (internship)

- Mentoring programs

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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?

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