10 years ago I was at a small division III school in Ohio, on the football team, and without a coach for the throws. On a whim I reached out to an alum on facebook who was training post collegiately and asked them to help train me so I could learn the 'secrets' from the throws guru he was training with in Kamloops, British Columbia.
I continued to crawl through this rabbit hole for the next decade and while it hasn't led to an Avengers level event I feel that this post could help you look back…

It is 2019 and there hasn't even been one article.

Why? 

Throwholics is going through change, to put it bluntly, some of the team are buy with other endeavours, work, school, sports family.

it happens, I'm personally going to make it my job to see Throwholics change with the times, at the same time as having a website page I want to make it more of a community than it ever has been. A place to actually chat and communicate. and of course share.

social media as we know if the centre of our…

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Timothy Herman is a Belgium Javelin thrower with a Personal best throw of 79.41 set this year in Sint-Niklass, He is the grandson of the late athlete Frans Herman, in 2011 he moved to AC Meetjesland , where he is trained by Luc Van Maldegem.
In 2011 Herman won the javelin at the FBK Games in Hengelo and he became third in the Belgian championships in all categories in Brussels . A year later he finished one step higher at the same championships . In 2012 he won the…

Americas Throwers announced for the 2018 Cup Ostrava that are to be held on 8-9 September.

To keep this simple and Straight to the point, the following athletes have been selected.







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Throwers announced for the upcoming European Championships in berlin from August 6th-12th 2018 

Hammer 

Chris Bennet (76.45)

Nick Miller (80.26)

Shot Put

Sophie McKinna (17.76)

Divine Oladipo (17.37)

Amelia Strickler (17.27)

Discus

Eden Francis (59.78)

Jade Lally (65.10)

Kirsty Law (57.79)

Hammer

Sophie Hitchon (74.54)

Congratulations to all throwers that were picked!

Tom Walsh has won the World Indoor Championships shot put final, The Kiwi thrower threw 22.13m twice in competition and then he threw his winning throw of 22.31m to set a championship record a record that hasn't been beaten in 31 years, he also achieved a brand new New Zealand record.

it was truly a battle on Saturday in Birmingham England with seven athletes throwing over 21m in the competition, the most ever for an indoor shot put competition so far.

Walsh has a personal bet with his coach…

This is long but good, you should read everything.

A few days have passed since one of the best weekends of my life every year; Starting at 3:00 On Friday, December 15th and ending Monday night, the 18th, I slept for about 6 total hours as I lay host to 150 of America's best and most dedicated athletes from world class to novice level.

While in years past the clinic had been Big, this is the year that certain things became traditions and new things created their own folds on the weekend; from…

August 04 2017 saw the first day of the IAAF 2017 world championships taking place in the Olympic stadium in London, and the field events where off to a flying start with the Men's Discus qualification round with Piotr Malachowski , Robert Harting, Daniel Stahl & Gerd Kanter in the spotlight to not only go straight though to the final but to battle it out for the world champion title, after a tough competition in both Group A & B the final standings for both qualification rounds came down to…

Below is a full list of all official entry standards for World Championships in London this year, The qualification system combines entry standards and invitations based on performance lists. I have posted a full list of the standards for all events, for both female and male events.



If you don't have time to scroll through the list for the throws here they are upfront

Shot Put

Men - 20 metres, 50 centremetres

Women - 17 metres, 75 centremetres

Discus Throw

Men - 65 Metres

Women - 61…

Reggie Jagers stepped into the ring and threw the 2K discus 55.97m, I turned to Justin Rodhe and asked 'what round is this?', he replied '5th', I responded, 'we should just give them 12 attempts'. That about sums up my feelings about the Big Weekend...I just didn't want it to end!

In 2004 I watched a youtube video of Koji throwing the hammer in the olympics, that indoor season I tore through dozens of towels, swaddling shot puts within them and trying to throw them like hammers. Years later,…

Before I start I would like to state that some of the conversations stated are taken from Thenews.com.pk I have also been allowed to repost.

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Pakistan’s highly talented javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem is set to undergo around eight months training in the world athletics governing body’s (IAAF) High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) in Mauritius.

He will train under highly-qualified coaches through out the scholarship. “Yes, Arshad will train for around eight hard months,” Athletics…

unnamed.jpgKibwé Johnson is starting his 2^nd year as throws coach at IMG Academy. In addition to hosting weekly track and field camps year round, IMG’s full-time academy team is in its 4^th year under the direction of world class speed and movement coach, Loren Seagrave. The prestigious prep school, perhaps best known for its football team, is a fully accredited high school and places the vast majority of its athletes in university programs.

IMG Academy is hosting the first North American…

from Victor Hogan:

I don't know what to say Norm. I tested positive for the stimulant dimethelhexaenamine. I'm heart broken.

It is my dream, my mission, to be a world-class discus thrower the moral and ethical way. I have too much respect for our sport and my competitors to cheat, or to find a short cut.

I know dimethelhexaenamine is banned, I didn't know dimethelhexaenamine was in this pre-workout drink I began using in March, I usually just have a simple cup of black coffee. I don't have…

The Lonely Athlete

Word is that the N.C.A.A. has (and will?) been keeping some coaches (and institutional funding) away from their pupils (at competitions) during this short window of time when track and field athletes are attempting to qualify for the Olympic Games and preparing to compete in said Games and their National Championships. One wonders if this will continue for the U.S. collegiates between the Olympic Trials and Olympic Games.

As usual, the N.C.A.A. is interpreting their rules…

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Dear Lord Coe,

When it was announced that the Russian team will be banned from the upcoming Olympics last week, the common reaction here in Russia was denial mixed with anger. Many top athletes and officials continue to deny the scope of the problem and are angry that Russia is being singled out while similar issues exist in many places across the world.

I am not in denial. I agree with your statement last week: “the Russian system has cataclysmically failed their clean athletes.” This is…

Robert Harting is on the way to Rio. With his ninth championship discus gold, Harting showed class at the German Championships. Harting is not going on a trip to Amsterdam; he is fully focused on the Olympics.

Discus Olympic champion Robert Harting has swept the competition like in ancient times from the ring and secured with his ninth title the first Olympic ticket for Rio. In Kassel, Harting increased in round 6 to 68.04 meters and caught his younger brother Christoph (66.41 m) in the last…

Discus thrower Robert Harting current wave of success continues. The Berliner was unbeatable on Tuesday evening at the "Folksam Challenge" in Umeå, Sweden and made in collaboration with David Wrobel a German double victory.

"After Kassel, I succeed at the next competition" celebrated the Olympic champion Robert Harting his second win extensively on his Facebook page. Harting secured his ticket for the Olympic Games in Rio with the national title during his last attempt. This euphoria he took…

The German Championships are around the corner. This weekend the tickets for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be battled for. The following will be a preview for the women's throwing event.

Shot Put:

Christina Schwanitz is looking forward to her fourth consecutive title. Schwanitz is not just looking for the victory because none of the competitors can beat her. She is more focussed on increasing her season best. Last weekend she tossed the 4kg ball to 19.41m. Due to a shoulder…

At this year's German Championships there are more important things to consider than the gold, silver or bronze medal. The Olympic Games in Rio outshine the title fights in Kassel this weekend. And in some disciplines is the national title far worth more than gold. After all, who has managed the Olympic standard and wins the German national championships has the ticket for Rio already safe. 

Men's Discus Throw

It is a clash of the giants. Five discus thrower have already thrown more than 65…