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13 Track & Field\u00a0Events that Quantify\u00a0Football Power & Speed \u2013 Part IV: Outdoor Track, The\u00a0Hurdles\u00a0and Football<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below\u00a0are portions\u00a0of an article written by Tony Holler, Head Track & Field Coach at Plainfield North High School.\u00a0The full article<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0can be\u00a0viewed on <\/strong>Freelap.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0Coach Holler was gracious enough to allow us\u00a0to use his article and viewpoints\u00a0here and to\u00a0expand it some more with more additional football references. TrackingFootball would like to thank him again\u00a0and\u00a0please take a look at one of his other articles which has generated\u00a0over 5K shares on social media and over 20,000 views <\/strong>\u201910 Reasons to Join the Track\u00a0Team\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Part Three\u00a0of this blog series we looked at Outdoor Track, The Relays and Football<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0This time\u00a0we will focus on the\u00a0hurdle races\u00a0and how they relate to quantifying football speed.\u00a0 These events are run competitively indoor as well but at the high school\u00a0level are primarily outdoor events.\u00a0 Because many high school football players are either participating in other winter sports or focusing on out-of-season weight training and agilities we\u2019ll focus on the outdoor\u00a0season aspect\u00a0of these events. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

All comments, insights and pics below are Coach Holler’s unless noted.<\/p>\n

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110 HIGH HURDLES<\/strong> \u2026 This is the only event that competes with the 100 as the ultimate race of athleticism for football players.\u00a0 See Derek Hanson\u2019s article \u201cWhy Do Hurdlers Make Great Football Players?<\/span>.\u201d\u00a0 My son, Alec, is a terrific hurdle coach.\u00a0 When asked to describe the qualities of elite hurdlers, he said, \u201cSpeed, coordination, rhythm, power, and coachability.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 College football coaches like those kinds of players.\u00a0 Plainfield North has been blessed with great hurdlers.\u00a0 Much of that credit goes to my three sons.\u00a0 In 2009, Alec was my hurdle coach, Troy was a senior hurdler, and Quinn was a freshmen hurdler.\u00a0 They got it all started in the early days of Plainfield North.\u00a0 My hope every year is to have a freshmen under 17.00 (last year 17.00), and a couple of varsity guys under 15.00 (last year 14.55 and 15.04).\u00a0 The 2014 Illinois state champ was Antonio Shenault of Lake Park running 14.14.<\/p>\n

Even though 14.14 is a great time for the Lake Park junior, the Crimson Tide has two hurdlers who would have made Shenault look slow<\/em>.\u00a0 Marlon Humphrey ran 13.24, and Tony Brown ran 13.38.\u00a0 These guys are future Olympians.\u00a0 Baylor\u2019s football hurdlers aren\u2019t quite as good.\u00a0 Ishmael Zamora ran 13.68, Chance Casey ran 13.80, and Austin Jupe ran 14.14.<\/p>\n

\"Tony<\/a>

Tony Brown of Beaumont Ozen High School, now an Alabama football player<\/p><\/div>\n


\nTrackingFootball says:<\/span><\/strong> The hurdle events require practice, coordination, speed and consistency.\u00a0 Hurdles indicate not only a certain level of\u00a0straight-line speed but more so agility, flexibility\u00a0and coordination, all\u00a0of which\u00a0play prominently in the game of football.\u00a0 Athletes that participate in the hurdles must take a “linebacker” mentality into the event.\u00a0 Hurdlers are taught to “attack” the hurdle and “be the first to hurdle\u00a0out of the blocks”.\u00a0Both\u00a0the high and intermediate races\u00a0are very intense and physically demanding events.<\/p>\n

There are many examples of collegiate and NFL linebackers that successfully participated in hurdles during their high school career.\u00a0 I suspect many linebacker types are drawn to the event for the reason mentioned above.\u00a0 In addition to linebackers, there is a long list of defensive backs, wide receivers and running backs that had high school and collegiate\u00a0hurdling backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Hurdles are so popular in terms of their athletic application most football teams have adopted stepping\u00a0“hurdle” drills\u00a0for warm-up and flexibility, both\u00a0in and out-of-season.\u00a0 I see\u00a0many private athletic training facilities have hurdles in use for all kinds of drills….makes me wonder why more athletes and football players don’t run hurdles\u00a0for real?\u00a0 The hurdles have great athletic carryover to football.\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Fast hurdle times indicate some straight-line speed but even more coordination and balance.\u00a0 All of which are important attributes in football.<\/p>\n

Players with verifiable high school\u00a0hurdles speed that translated to the NFL:
\nRod Woodson<\/strong> – CB \/ DB 13.71 \/ 110 hurdles – 36.04 \/ 330 hurdles state champ
\nWillie Gault<\/strong> – WR 13.80 \/ 120 hurdles state champ
\nSteve Smith<\/strong> – WR\u00a0 14.95 \/ 110 hurdles – 38.73 \/ 300 hurdles
\nRonde Barber<\/strong> – CB 14.05 \/ 110 hurdles state champ
\nBarry Word<\/strong> – RB 13.88 \/ 110 hurdles state champ
\nArt Monk<\/strong> – WR\u00a013.77 \/ 120 hurdles – 37.43 \/ 330 hurdles
\nDana Hall<\/strong> – DB 13.84 \/ 110 hurdles – 37.63 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nAl Toon<\/strong> – WR 14.20 \/ 110 hurdles
\nLee Evans<\/strong> – WR 13.73 \/ 110 hurdles – 37.32 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nDerek Russell<\/strong> – WR 13.64 \/ 110 hurdles state record
\nRobert Griffin<\/strong> – QB 13.55 \/ 110 hurdles – 35.33 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nTed Ginn<\/strong> – WR \/ KR 13.26 \/ 110 hurdles – 36.73 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nDez Bryant<\/strong> – WR 14.56 \/ 110 hurdles
\nAntonio Cromartie<\/strong> – CB 14.31 \/ 110 hurdles
\nRoger Craig<\/strong> – RB 14.43 \/ 110 hurdles
\nJamaal Charles<\/strong> – RB 13.69 \/ 110 hurdles – 36.03 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nAntrel Rolle<\/strong> – CB 15.46 \/ 110 hurdles – 41.84 \/ 300 hurdles
\nRocky McIntosh<\/strong> – LB 14.76 \/ 110 hurdles
\nTwan Russell<\/strong> – LB 14.01 \/ 110 hurdles – 38.11 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nJoel Dreessen<\/strong> – TE 14.52 \/ 110 hurdles
\nTyrone Wheatley<\/strong> –\u00a0RB 13.70 \/ 110 hurdles state champ
\nDexter Jackson<\/strong> – DB 14.49 \/ 110 hurdles – 38.40 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nWalt Harris<\/strong> – CB 14.50 \/ 110 hurdles
\nRichard Sherman<\/strong> – CB 14.13 \/ 110 hurdles
\nDenarius Moore<\/strong> – WR \/ KR 13.69\u00a0\/ 110 hurdles – 36.99 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nGeno Hayes<\/strong> – LB 15.89 \/ 110 hurdles – 41.15 \/ 300 hurdles
\nKamerion Wimbley<\/strong> – LB 14.98 \/110 hurdles state runner-up
\nBoss Bailey<\/strong> – LB 14.27 \/ 110 hurdles\u00a0 state champ
\nPlaxico Burress<\/strong> – WR 38.04 \/ 300 hurdles state runner-up
\nIsaac Curtis<\/strong> – WR 14.0 \/ 120 hurdles
\nDallas Clark<\/strong> – TE 15.60 \/ 110 hurdles – 59.47 \/ 400 hurdles
\nJabari Greer<\/strong> – CB 14.31 \/ 110 hurdles – 37.59 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nVon Miller<\/strong> – LB 14.47 \/ 110 hurdles
\nMerton Hanks<\/strong> – DB 14.30 \/ 110 hurdles
\nJarrod Cooper<\/strong> – DB 13.82 \/ 110 hurdles – 38.67 \/ 300 hurdles
\nNolan Cromwell<\/strong> – DB 15.1 \/ 120 hurdles – 49.8 \/ 400 hurdles state champ
\nTodd Lyght<\/strong> – CB 14.25 \/ 110 hurdles
\nNiles Paul<\/strong> – TE 14.36 \/ 110 hurdles – 38.34 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nEddie George<\/strong> – RB 14.03 \/ 110 hurdles state champ
\nJulius Jones<\/strong> – RB 14.02 \/ 110 hurdles – 38.74 \/ 300 hurdles state champ
\nto name just a few of the thousands more that can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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300 INTERMEDIATE HURDLES<\/strong> \u2026 Like 100\/200 stars, almost all hurdlers do both events well.\u00a0 I have coached three 300 Intermediate state champions.\u00a0 Every year I want one freshman under 45.00 (PN freshmen record 42. 77) and one varsity guy under 40.00 (last year 38.90).\u00a0 The Illinois state champ was Conor Dunham of St. Ignatius running 36.90.\u00a0 Humphrey and Brown of Alabama ran 35.60 and 37.32.\u00a0 Baylor\u2019s guys aren\u2019t bad either, three guys under 38.00.
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Marlon<\/a>

Marlon Humphrey of Hoover High School, now an Alabama football player<\/p><\/div>\n

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