Questions Coach Barry Ross hears most often: -------------------------------------------- Exactly how does your system work? What do you teach coaches and runners about running faster? What training did you do with Allyson Felix and other students and what did you learn from training them? What do you mean by "any fool can make another man sweat"? and "Do as little as necessary not as much as possible"? What has been the most challenging aspect of your system for coaches to get? Three questions you ask every coach: What you are doing? Why are you doing it? What is the science that supports it? How effective is it? Are you willing to adapt your practice if science indicates a different model with a better outcome? What role has scientific research played in your growth as a coach? What studies would you suggest coaches get summaries of for their own education? What is your message to strength and conditioning coaches? What are the benefits of training the body in unison versus body building parts? What is the role of strength and conditioning training? What do you suggest coaches coach? What do you mean by train athletes to run as fast as possible for the whole race? Does this include the 400 meters, 800 meters and 1500 meters too? Please explain why it is not necessary to teach athletes how to run- knee lifts, arm pump, lean etc? How do you suggest athletes warm up before working out? What has been your injury rate using this system? Please explain- How fast does your athlete slow down? How do you explain ground force delivery and how does this play out in making my athletes faster and stronger? What is your strength training system? Why is it so minimal and what is the benefit of building strength this way? What role does the stretch reflex play? Every athlete has their own speed curve- what method are you using to determine each individuals curve? How is it possible to train each athlete separately during practice? How is it possible to line up a group of runners at different meters and have them all cross the finish line at the same time? To build Oxygen reserves don't we need long runs or hill runs for athletes? You say if you want an athlete to run faster you must have them be able to recruit more muscle units--please explain. What is the practice set up you suggest for coaches? Explain time under tension and why that is important to understand regarding training? What about fuel supply issues? Don't we need to train to make sure there is enough for an entire race? Explain why anaerobic reserves never run out and what that means to runs under 2 miles. What about other sports? Can your system apply to other sports? What has been your findings? What is the purpose of doing short runs? How does this relate to actual sports? How does your system train sprinters vs. distance runners? How does your system prepare athletes to compete? How do you avoid boredom with your training? Questions Coach Barry Ross has for coaches: ------------------------------------------- What information do you want to get as a result of from attending this clinic? What do you look for in a training program? What have you found from your current training program that works? What have you found that does not work? What has been your experience with new scientific based training models? What has been your experience with using best practices in your training? How do you propose training your athletes? How have you successfully used scientific based research in your training of athletes? How do you determine what training methods work best for your athletes? What is the deciding factor for you to change your training program? What factors do you use to choose? What is the one thing you would like to improve about your athletes performance? What is one thing you would like to improve about your coaching performance? What is your competitors training program? How are you developing an edge from them? How do your student-athletes respond to your current training methods? How do your student's parents react to your current training methods? How are you currently training your athletes? What are you doing to keep up with the research that supports your current training methods? How often do you see what is happening with current research that supports your training? What are you doing to ensure your legacy?