Idk people talking about form, obviously coaches have tried to addressed his form yet he runs faster in free form. Nobody fixed Micheal Johnson’s either yet both are faster the men with perfect form. Maybe holding his form breaks something else idk. Whatever he’s doing it’s working for him.
Michael Johnson had a very upright and mechanical form that was incredibly efficient, so I'm not sure how he's an example of so-called bad form. Jeremy Wariner probably got the best form I've ever seen, but Michael Johnson's form was powerful and efficient
I think you are correct on all points. I have been following Quincy since his age-group days; his club and high school coaching has always been sprint oriented, which has obviously been ok considering what he has achieved. His cadence/turnover is not great, he almost looks awkward in short sprints. Although he is a good high school 100m sprinter and even better in the 200m, he is nowhere near as fast in those events relative to his 400m performances. Quincy has a very long stride and tremendous sprint-endurance, he could be a world class 800m runner right now if he worked at it. At the next level, he will almost certainly become a 400/800 athlete. He is only going to get but so much better in the 400m, albeit he does not need to get much better to make a living in that event. To be clear, Quincy is going to become a great 400m sprinter, but how great he becomes will be limited by his lack of raw speed. Very much like the great Steve Lewis and Quincy Watts for example, they ran very fast 400s, but topped out in their early 20s. Both of those athletes had no credible senior level 100m performances and were barely world class in the 200m. Whereas athletes like Michael Johnson and Wade Van Niekerk for example, they were pure sprinters, capable of running sub-10 in the 100m. Johnson and Niekerk set 400m records in the 400m and continued to get better into their late 20s. With all that said, Quincy Wilson is obviously going to be a great 400m sprinter; however, he can be an even greater 800m runner. Once he leaves the tutorlege of his current coaches, you will almost certainly see him running some 800s. Personally, I think if he gets in some 800m specific training, I would not be surprised if runs some crazy fast 800s in high school.
You don't change anything regarding his running mechanics. 44.21 isn't too shabby. Coach, you laid everything out. Hopefully, he will go to college then turn pro. Alot of kids think they are ready but they are not. I year college is good. Christian Miller just signed a contract with Puma. You have to really read those contracts. You end up with nothing.
College often breaks their bodies down and they never achieve what they could have because they get burned out or injured. For track it's not necessarily better to go to college first.
I am sure his coach does form drills, but it is really-really hard to fix an athlete who has been doing something a certain way for many years and having success. One of the ways incoming freshmen with no running experience quickly catch up with kids coming from age-group programs is sometimes they don't have to unlearn bad habits. As Quincy progresses in his career and runs against other talented athletes, and perhaps he a few losses, he will look for little things to clean up.
Total hogwash. I don't see it. His leg in the Olympics was nearly disastrous. He was competing against world class, grown men. During the post race interview it was obvious on the faces of his teammates. He damn near cost them a medal. He got smoked! Naw, I'm not buying into the hype. Saying I'm hating is not going to change my opinion, so you can stuff that.
There's also Walaza of South Africa who runs the same way. It works for him too since he's now world junior champion in both 100m & 200m.
Idk people talking about form, obviously coaches have tried to addressed his form yet he runs faster in free form. Nobody fixed Micheal Johnson’s either yet both are faster the men with perfect form. Maybe holding his form breaks something else idk. Whatever he’s doing it’s working for him.
Michael Johnson had a very upright and mechanical form that was incredibly efficient, so I'm not sure how he's an example of so-called bad form. Jeremy Wariner probably got the best form I've ever seen, but Michael Johnson's form was powerful and efficient
I think you are correct on all points. I have been following Quincy since his age-group days; his club and high school coaching has always been sprint oriented, which has obviously been ok considering what he has achieved. His cadence/turnover is not great, he almost looks awkward in short sprints. Although he is a good high school 100m sprinter and even better in the 200m, he is nowhere near as fast in those events relative to his 400m performances. Quincy has a very long stride and tremendous sprint-endurance, he could be a world class 800m runner right now if he worked at it. At the next level, he will almost certainly become a 400/800 athlete. He is only going to get but so much better in the 400m, albeit he does not need to get much better to make a living in that event. To be clear, Quincy is going to become a great 400m sprinter, but how great he becomes will be limited by his lack of raw speed. Very much like the great Steve Lewis and Quincy Watts for example, they ran very fast 400s, but topped out in their early 20s. Both of those athletes had no credible senior level 100m performances and were barely world class in the 200m. Whereas athletes like Michael Johnson and Wade Van Niekerk for example, they were pure sprinters, capable of running sub-10 in the 100m. Johnson and Niekerk set 400m records in the 400m and continued to get better into their late 20s. With all that said, Quincy Wilson is obviously going to be a great 400m sprinter; however, he can be an even greater 800m runner. Once he leaves the tutorlege of his current coaches, you will almost certainly see him running some 800s. Personally, I think if he gets in some 800m specific training, I would not be surprised if runs some crazy fast 800s in high school.
@@michaelmurray6351 wow! Thanks for the info!
I can't believe not one coach fixed his form etc
I can't believe how bad his form is. He would be even faster with good form😢.
You don't change anything regarding his running mechanics. 44.21 isn't too shabby. Coach, you laid everything out. Hopefully, he will go to college then turn pro. Alot of kids think they are ready but they are not. I year college is good. Christian Miller just signed a contract with Puma. You have to really read those contracts. You end up with nothing.
College often breaks their bodies down and they never achieve what they could have because they get burned out or injured. For track it's not necessarily better to go to college first.
44.20
john out here hating 😂😂
When competing against older adults, his times are different
his lighter weight probably helps as well, less energy expended compared to his heavier counterparts.
But the coach can't teach him to run better.. Nope his lack of technice will catch up to him if he no one fixes it
My understanding from watching interviews is that the coach is aware of it and has been working with him on it.
I am sure his coach does form drills, but it is really-really hard to fix an athlete who has been doing something a certain way for many years and having success. One of the ways incoming freshmen with no running experience quickly catch up with kids coming from age-group programs is sometimes they don't have to unlearn bad habits. As Quincy progresses in his career and runs against other talented athletes, and perhaps he a few losses, he will look for little things to clean up.
@@michaelmurray6351 I agree 100% with this comment! Thanks for your input!
His technique has him at a level faster than many pros at 16. He is doing him.
Total hogwash. I don't see it. His leg in the Olympics was nearly disastrous. He was competing against world class, grown men. During the post race interview it was obvious on the faces of his teammates. He damn near cost them a medal. He got smoked! Naw, I'm not buying into the hype. Saying I'm hating is not going to change my opinion, so you can stuff that.
He’s 16 not 17 dude