by Wooahhhh » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:37 am
I just went thru this with my first year 14u dd. In an area like Central Florida, there are several companies that specialize in athletic training, agility, flexibility, and strenghth. My kid ran too flat footed and upright. Search for one of these companies or possibly go and talk to the HS track coach. See if there are any running groups that have a certain sports store that they go to for track/running stuff, that store will know people who train runners/running. I found a former baseball player that worked in physical therapy, specializing in athletes that wanted to get back on the field. DD was put through a bunch of drills to teach her to lean correctly, push harder with the butt muscles for more power, increased her abs strength, improved (leaning) posture and mechanics of running. There are trainers out there that can give her drills. I think she has shaved of .2 seconds, from 3.5 down to 3.3 seconds from home to first. That's just over 3' faster, so it was worth the $50/hour in two lessons. PM if you want more info.