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Ed Griss is a level 4 coach with UK Athletics in several events. Starting his coaching career in the throwing events his work has seen him act as a discus coach for Scottish Athletics and as national coordinator for shot and discus with UK Athletics. In addition he has been involved in coaching at UK multi event national squads for several years and has acted as a Great Britain team coach for several international ...

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The Great Discus Throw Debate - Fixed Foot Or Active Release?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Track-and-Field] Two distinct discus throw release styles that have sparked debate for many years. Fixed foot throwing where both feet remain on the ground and a jump release where both feet are off the ground.

Icing Un-Made Cakes - Athlete Development Gone Wrong
[Recreation-and-Sports] I have not used this analogy because I'm not advocating a recipe based approach to athlete development. Far from it! What I am concerned with is the number of coaches, that in my experience, if they were cooks would wish to ice the cake before they ever created it!

Style Or Technique, Which One Do You Coach?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Track-and-Field] Style or technique in coaching track and field, which one as coaches do we actually coach and what are the differences? This article looks at the difference between these two terms and their application for the track and field coach.