325: Tokyo 2025 throws preview (with Don Babbitt)

The world championships in track and field kick off this weekend. There is some thrilling action ahead in the throwing events, and University of Georgia coach Don Babbitt joins us on this week's podcast to talk about trends in the throwing events, what we're keep an eye on next week, and the future of American throws development.

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More notes:

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• You can read Nick's full article on the silent crises in American throwing.
• Babbitt was also a guest on Episode 319 recapping the Paris Olympics, Episode 318 looking at throwing trends, Episode 305 previewing the 2023 world championships, Episode 256 on throwing trends, Episode 170 on throwing biomechanics, and on Episode 116. And he sat down for a lengthy interview on individualization and other training topics back in 2012.
• For more in depth coaching insights from Babbitt, watch HMMR Classroom Lesson 25, a 3+ hour master class on rotational shot put.
• Several of the throwers mentioned and their coaches have been guests on our podcast including coach Mitch Crouser, Matt Denny and his coach Dale Stevenson, Stahl's former coach Vésteinn Hafsteinsson, Camryn Rogers's coach Mo Saatara, Sarah Mitton's coach Richard Parkinson, Ethan Katzberg's coach Dylan Armstong, and Trip Piperi's coach Dave Dumble.
• For more in depth technical breakdowns from Stevenson and Armstong, they break down Denny and Katzberg's technique in our recent HMMR Classroom Lesson 43.