A Coach Development Workshop

University of Warwick Endurance Academy

The Biomechanics of Running and How to Avoid Common Running Injuries

Date: Saturday 18 September, 2010

Time: 09:00 – 16:45

Venue University of Warwick Athletics Track

University of Warwick Endurance Academy – Workshop Aim.

A practical and theoretical insight for the club endurance coach into the biomechanics of running and how training programmes could be adapted to reduce the risk of common running injuries. The workshop will be lead by Mark Buckingham a GB Team Physiotherapist since 1995 and include practical guidance in the video analysis of athletes and consider how the coach can develop a runners training programme with a series of beneficial exercises and drills to improve their performance and reduce the incidence of injuries.

Workshop Leader – Mark Buckingham MCSP DipAP Phys Sports.

Mark trained in Bath, specialising in sports physiotherapy with a post-graduate Diploma at the London Hospital. Mark worked for five years at the Arts Educational School in Tring, a leading Dance School and spent time at the Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium Clinic. This led to work with Northampton Saints and the Great Britain Athletics squad. He has attended numerous international competitions as Team Physiotherapist since 1995 and worked at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics. Mark was lead physiotherapist for UK Athletics at the High Performance Centre at Loughborough and was responsible for setting up the centre's physiotherapy unit. With the advent of The English Institute of Sport Mark became lead physiotherapist responsible for the clinical aspects of servicing two hundred and fifty elite athletes at Loughborough. Following the Athens Olympics Mark resigned from this post but still covers as a consultant physiotherapist to the English Institute of Sport. Mark continues to travel with UK Athletics as team Physio having now acted as GB Team Physio at 14 World and European Cross Country Championships. Mark lectures widely on sports physiotherapy, but particularly on trunk stability and biomechanics. He is a partner in Witty Pask and Buckingham a Northampton based practice where he leads a team of chartered physiotherapist and a team of allied practitioners skilled in the treatment of muscle, bone, joint and nerve conditions.

Timetable

09:00 – 09:25 Registration

09:30 – 11:00 The Biomechanics of Running / Why do runners get injured?

11:00 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 Practical session on filming athlete with advice on camera set up and what to film

12:30 – 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 14:45 Review and analysis of videos

14:45 – 15:00 Break

15:00 – 15:30 Gym based exercises for the endurance runner

15:30 - 16:30 Running Drills

16:30 – 16:45 Any Questions / Conclusion / Departure

Workshop Audience
This course is for UK Athletics Coaches and Leaders in Running Fitness from the athletics and road running clubs that are members of the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire (CSW) Athletics Network or who are considering becoming members of this group. It is also suitable for club volunteers from the CSW Athletics Network who lead on a regular basis club training sessions and are considering moving towards a coaching or Leadership in Running Fitness award.

There will be a maximum capacity of 40 “coaches” for this workshop.

For members of the CSW Athletics Network there will be no cost for this workshop.

Please contact David Dix (details provided below) if you are a coach from outside the CSW Athletics Network and wish to attend. Our first priority for reservation will be to coaches from the CSW Athletics Network

Organisation

Workshop invitation for CSW Athletics Network clubs is via the key endurance contact in each club. David Dix will work with the “key endurance contact” in each CSW Network club to confirm attendance and prioritise places. The club contact will also be used to identify which coaches will be bringing video cameras and the coaches / athletes who are willing to act as subjects for the video analysis during the practical workshop (all will need to be aged 18+)

To assist in the booking of facilities and the preparation of materials the closing date for registration will be Friday 10 September.

Final instructions for delegates will be circulated in the week commencing 13 September.

Delegates are asked to bring their own packed lunch and refreshments.

There will be a practical element to the workshop and coaches are asked to dress in sportswear, tracksuit, trainers, etc to be able to fully participate in the various activities planned in the programme.

Travel instructions for the University of Warwick are provided at the following web address http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/

University Car Park 12 is next to the track, weekend parking at this site is free.