About Us
Trevor started training me in Grade 11.
He’d already had a long throwing career in New Zealand throwing with his training partner Gavin Lovegrove.
The IOC committee wanted Gavin for their archival pictorials on javelin throwing. They believed he was one of the purest javelin throwers they’d ever seen.
When Jan Zelezny and other top throwers finished their competitive seasons in Europe and abroad, they’d venture to Australia and New Zealand to compete in their off-seasons.
This was how Trevor & Gavin came to throw alongside Zelezny.
Not only did they train together, they broke bread and the odd beverage together. That’s how I know what Zelezny’s favourite drink is.
Trevor’s training showed me there was another way to throw javelin with one’s whole body. A style of throwing that I could do with a ball but, not with a javelin. I’d be out practicing and find it with a spear and then lose it never acquiring the movement consciously. Eventually, injuries took me out of the sport in my early college years.
Though my competitive career was over, I would still sneak out to the fields to throw.
One day, I torqued along a different pathway and became conscious of how to do the throw with the body.
I promise you that you that the top throwers are doing something different with the throw. It feels better and is far more powerful than any arm throw. It’s my goal to help you find this method of throwing.
Welcome to the site.
-Coach James.
The Throw
Javelin is a very technical event and I’ve always wanted to figure it out. I’ll never stop learning about it and I promise you, there is a special way to throw far.
I was very fortunate to have a coach that threw with many great throwers. He learned the advanced javelin throwing techniques of top javelin throwers like Zelezny, Steve Backley and many others.
He was a true master of the sport and discussed greatly how to use the hip and the drive side of the throw. There was a large focus on creating “up force” in the throw to propel the spear. Many throwers and coaches will never uncover this force path.
Our brain tends to deny this path due to the length of the implement. Most of us would stand up into a football throw but not dare challenge verticality in a javelin throw and thus, the spear holds us down.
The goal for you is to break into the sky.
To help you do so, we go into detail on the block, drive leg, front arm, stance, explosive power, off season training and much more. It’s all in hopes of you finding the movement of the great throwers of our times.
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Cheers and enjoy the site!
The Coaches
Coaching Javelin for 40 Years working with developmental, collegiate, International and Masters Javelin Throwers.
Main Focus:
Trevor has extensive knowledge of how Jan Zelezny, Steve Backley, Seppo Ratty and Gavin Lovegrove throw using “European” or elite body throwing javelin throw mechanics. Trevor was fortunate enough to throw and train with Zelezny and go for many meals with him and discuss first hand the advanced aspects of throwing with the best thrower of all time. He also learned a great deal from his training partner Gavin Lovegrove. Gavin’s technique is considered by the IOC as the gold standard of world class throwing. So much so that the IOC asked gavin to be recorded for the IOC’s reference books on the sport.
Stats:
- High level javelin thrower and world class coach
- Competitive scratch Golfer
- Highly experienced in proper body mechanics and technique and proper training in javelin throwing
- Probably the most insightful coach in javelin I’ve ever met.
- Trevor and myself both agree that nothing has changed among today’s top javelin throwers such as Johannes Vetter & Deepak Chopra and that the same fabulous technique is still being used to launch the javelin to great distances!
Coaching Javelin for 18 Years working with developmental, collegiate, International and Masters Javelin Throwers.
Main Focus:
Working on European style javelin throwing where the body is key in creating force in the throw versus throwing with your arm. Most throwers will not uncover how to do this in their throwing career even though it remains by far the more effective approach to competing at the elite levels and having a great throwing career.
Stats:
- Kinesiology Degree.
- C.H.E.K. High Performance Core Specialist.
- NSCA CPT.
- Published Author in Print & Online.
- Experience with weight training, conditioning & performance training.
- Has trained various athletes and general public in rotational sports such as javelin throwing and golf.
Gavin competed as a top javelin thrower from New Zealand. PB: 88.61m with fantastic, consistent throwing on the world stage for many years. We wish to thank him for his input and usage of pictures with technical information and breakdown notes on our throwers!
Main Focus:
Gavin did throw over 90m with the new javelin but unfortunately, the throw was faulted. His information on technique and training has been invaluable and he offered great advice to our javelin throwers including the throwers on this site.
Featured
Krista Woodward
Krista was the first high level thrower Trevor and I trained. She worked her way into the top 15 female throwers in the world at the time and has a PB over 60m.
Andy White
Andy is a competitive thrower currently improving his technique and finding there’s so much less pain and more strength in his throwing. He currently has a PB of 75m.
You
If you have interest in javelin, you may enjoy this site. If you have more than just a little bit of interest, you may enjoy this site a great deal.
Throwing is a fabulous sport and you can gain so much from it in life. Learn how to control your body, strengthen it, evolve and attain new levels of growth and perception. All of this can be achieved if you keep an open mind and lean into the challenge.
I’m with you as are many in this athlete endeavor and I support your journey.
All the best and good luck.
-Coach James.
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