UW Baadgers to host 2 Winter Throwing Clinics

UW Badgers' throws Coach Dave Astrauskas will be hosting 2 Winter Throwing Clinics for high school throwers. • Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sign up for one or both, great opportunities to learn from Coach Astrauskas and his talented group of throwers. SIGN UP HERE

UW Whitewater to host Track and Field Clinic

UW-Whitewater to host Track and Field Learn-by-Doing Clinic on Sunday, February 17.
UW-Whitewater's Throws Coach, Dave Hahn, will lead you through a day of throws training.  Coach Hahn has coached 33 All-American's and 7 National Champions including former Madison Throws Club athlete Dana Thompson to her NCAA National Championship in the DISCUS.
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John Godina's UPCOMING Throws Clinics

PHASE 1 - Olympic Lifting Clinc : February 23
PHASE 1 - THROWS Clinic : February 24
PHASE 2 - THROWS Clinic : March 3

I recently had the opportunity to attend John Godina's Phase II Coaches Course.  It was a great day of learning about advanced rotational concepts in the throws.  Lots of different Drills to correct common errors in the Rotational Shot and Discus.
I highly recommend Coaches attend his Phase I Course and Phase II Course if you have the opportunity.
And if athletes have the chance to attend his Phase I, Phase II Athlete Clinic or a World Throws Center Camp, I highly encourage you to sign up.



Advanced Rotational athlete's could try this drill it really forces you to work on staying on the right in the middle and not allowing any weight to shift to the left because you are doing an extra 180 turn at wheel past Power Position.  Great Drill - very difficult - beginners beware...advanced throwers see if you have what it takes to match John's movement.

THROWING NEWS: Olympic Gold Medalist Adam Nelson? I like the sound of that.

Four 2004 Olympians Lose Medals 
After Further Doping Tests
By MARY PILON
Published: December 5, 2012

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped four track and field athletes of the medals they won at the 2004 Games in Athens for doping violations after reanalyzing their urine samples and detecting steroids.

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Arne Dedert/European Pressphoto Agency

Adam Nelson of the United States could end up with the gold medal from the 2004 Olympic shot put.

One of the athletes is Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine, who won gold in men’s shot put. Which means Adam Nelson of the United States would now be recognized as the Gold Medal Winner. Nelson said he was elated after hearing the news of Bilonog’s positive test on Wednesday.
“I heard rumors about Yuriy and doping at the Games,” Nelson said. “But I dismissed them. But now it comes to light that it’s true.”"
Can't imagine only finding out now that you were the gold medalist, 8 years later...

Read more: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4939646#ixzz2EDtDQOHg








Here is video I took of Nelson winning the 2011 U.S. National Meet in Eugene, Oregon.
Throw Far and
STAY CLEAN - remember to win with INTEGRITY
Coach Frontier

MTC: THE COACHES

Joe Frontier
madisonthrowsclub@gmail.com
Director, Madison Throws Club
Madison Memorial H.S. Throws Coach 2002-present

While at Madison Memorial, Coach Frontier's throwers have:
    56 Madison City Shot Put & Discus titles
    19 Big 8 Conference Shot Put & Discus Titles
    28 WIAA State Qualifiers in the Shot Put & Discus
    15 WIAA State top 8 finishes Shot Put & Discus
    2 WIAA Runner-up Shot Put
    3 WIAA STATE CHAMPIONS Shot Put & Discus

Since starting Madison Throws Club, MTC Throwers have:
  400+ WIAA STATE QUALIFIERS in the Shot Put and Discus
  200+ WIAA STATE top 8 Finishes in the Shot Put & Discus
  38     WIAA STATE Runner-ups in the Shot Put & Discus
  53     WIAA STATE CHAMPIONS in the Shot Put & Discus

  Won 7 Ill State Championships in Shot Put and Discus
  Won 1 MI State Championshp in Shot Put

MADISON THROWS CLUB THROWERS have gone on to :
  WIN 10 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  1 USATF JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
  1 NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIP

Coach Frontier lives in Fitchburg with his Wife Christy and 2 kids.

MTC on YouTube: DRILLS and THROWS
THROWER X - Online resources for throwers and coaches

Nick Skretta         - Jefferson H. S. Throws Coach

Josie Schaefer       - Wisconsin Badger All-American

Sam Noennig        - 2-time NCAA Champion - Arizona State/ Arizona

Jordan Geist         - NCAA Shot Put Champion - Arizona

Brett Neely            - Kansas State All-American 

Kennedy Blahnik  - Evansville Throws Coach, 8-Time WIAA State Champion

Kelsey Card          - 2016 Olympian, NCAA Champion at University of Wisconsin

Scott Bennett        - Former UW Badger and UM Gopher Throws Coach

Corinne Franz     - Brighton (CO) Throws Coach, Big East Discus Champion, 
                                               2-Time WIAA State Discus Champion 

Nick Grosso         - Monona Grove Throws Coach

Jenna Pockey       - Waukesha North Throws Coach, MTC Charter Member, 
                                               WIAA State Champion, All-Big East  

Larry Ehrhorn    - Oostburg H.S. Throws Coach, MTC Charter Member, All-Horizon League 

Brian Storms     - Retired Monona Grove H.S. Throws Coach    

Becca Schmitz      - Retired Madison LaFollette H.S. Throws Coach