Coach Noz

Indoor Track & Outdoor Track & Field Head Coach - Sheehan High School

[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

Athlete: Coach… I think I want to quit.

Coach: Okay. Then let’s talk about why.

Athlete: I’m tired. All the early mornings, the pain, the pressure. Sometimes I wake up and wonder what I’m even doing this for.

Coach: That’s not quitting. That’s being human. Doubt shows up when you’re close to something that matters.

Athlete: But I’m not even sure I’m good enough. I look around and see people stronger, faster… happier.

Coach: Comparison is a liar. It shows you everyone’s surface but hides their struggle. You don’t need to be better than them. You need to be better than yesterday.

Athlete: What if I never win? What if I give everything and still fall short?

Coach: Then you’ll walk away with something most never touch—truth. The kind you only find when you’ve emptied yourself for something bigger than comfort.

Athlete: So… you think I should keep going?

Coach: I think you already know the answer. You wouldn’t be having this conversation if you truly wanted to stop. You just want someone to remind you that it’s worth it.

Athlete: It hurts, Coach. Some days, it really hurts.

Coach: Good. That means you care. And nothing worth having comes without pain. Now breathe. You’ve made it through every hard day so far.
Most quit before the breakthrough!

Don’t be like most!

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

#MTSTF #WeOverMe #LionMode

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

The #MTSTF raffle is back. $10 could win you a grand prize of $1000 in @ctlottery tickets. Message me for info! #LionMode

[Tucker Larson 6’0 175 lbs 2027 DB/ATH @TuckerJL33]

After A great outing at New Englands, I am Excited to announce that I will be running the 60m, 200m, 4x200 Relay, and SMR (400m) at Nike Indoor Nationals! @runnerspace @Nike @TheRunningAcad @MTSAthletics @CoachNoz @Triton_CT

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

🚨School Record Alert 🚨
Tucker Larson places 2nd in the 200m with a time of 22.82 at the Beantown Winter Classic to break Riley Bjornberg's @sheehanboystf record from 2020. #MTSTF #LionMode

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

@LadyTitanTrack Alumna Patrice Mansfield doing big things for @SCSU_XCTF #MTSTF #LionMode

[The NE10 @TheNortheast10]

𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐒 🦉

@SCSU_Owls captures all three women's indoor track & field weekly honors after an awesome show at the Art Kadish Elm City Challenge.

🔗https://t.co/LUjb2Z5ZfM

#NE10EMBRACE I #NCAAD2

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

🚨School Record Alert 🚨
Tyler Deme set a new 3200m @sheehanboystf school record tonight by running 9:50.90 to beat Stephen Fengler's record from 2018.
#MTSTF #LionMode

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

The Sheehan indoor track & field teams are running a 4 day popcorn fundraiser to help pay for entry fees and bus transportation to our out of state meets this. The student-athletes rave about the popcorn. Please consider supporting by following the link.
https://t.co/hg2tawWRwv

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

If your 14 YO multi-sport athlete isn’t willing to eat breakfast daily, make his or her own snacks, put their phone down an hour before bed they really don't care about being great.

Seriously, if a 14 YO who has a tablet, spends > 4 hours/day social media, is enrolled in specialized training/multiple sports that you spend thousands of dollars on annually should absolutely be able to structure a routine!

Summer is coming to a close. It's not the time to goof off. Now is the time to dial in your nutrition, sleep, hydration, and habits.

Don’t claim you want to be great, set PRs this fall, and be a starter yet have a work ethic consistent with riding the bench.

Some extra tough love from me this morning.. there’s a lot of hard working athletes out there hungry to get better and will easily outperform those who slept in, stayed up late, skipped breakfast, and cared more about social media than they do playing time.

You reap what you sow. If you want to be a first string starter your habits should reflect that. Control your controllables.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

The best athletes are intrinsically motivated. They don’t just work hard because they have to. They work hard because they want to!

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

#MTSTF #LionMode

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Lane Kiffin said, “You win the trophy, you hold it up, you take a picture, you hand it back, and you go try to win the next one.”

The Process is the Prize.

The trophy is just that, a trophy.

This is the power of “mindset” in competition.

It is about finding joy in the journey of pursuing excellence.

It is about getting better each and every day.

It is about living in the present moment.

It is about competing with yourself every day.

Don’t get hung up on the trophy.

Get hung up on the process.

Trust the process.

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

LAZY vs. HARD WORK

"Lazy people do a little work and think they should be winning! Winners work as hard as possible and still wonder if they are being lazy!"

powerful message from @LewisCaralla

🎥 @DrewMaddux

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

@TuckerJL33 @JohnFerrazzi @TheRunningAcad @Triton_CT @sheehanboystf @MTSAthletics @TajamirTorres https://t.co/572NFzqN88 🧐

[Sheehan Athletics @MTSAthletics]

Sheehan defeats Bacon Academy 9-2! Sheehan will play in the class M State Championship game Saturday against Woodland at UConn! #ctsb

[CT Insider @insider_ct]

Depth key for Sheehan boys, Bloomfield girls earning CIAC Class M track and field titles https://t.co/oPBZRpXrJI

[MySportsResults @mysportsresults]

Sheehan Boys and Bloomfield Girls Dominate CIAC M Outdoor TF Championships https://t.co/cP92Uhd8q5 @TheRunningAcad @runnerspace @DyeStat @AthleticdotNet @ciacsports @GoECCAthletics @NVL_Athletics @ncccathletics @SCCcommissioner @Marathon_Sports @BHSWarhawks @MTSAthletics

[CIAC Sports @ciacsports]

Sheehan Boys finished on top for Class M. #cttrack

[CIAC Sports @ciacsports]

Sheehan wins 2nd all-time Outdoor Boys Track & Field Class State Championship! Titans victorious in Class M.
@MTSAthletics #cttrack

Full team and individual results:
https://t.co/KSNRVidyms

[Coach Noz @CoachNoz]

@sheehanboystf @LadyTitanTrack It's time... #MTSTF #LionMode

"Everybody wants to be a beast until it's time to do what real beast do" -ET