Scott Wietecha

Wellness Teacher and XC/Track Coach at Beech High School

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@toughnessbucket @SiegelCC @BeechXCTF @jcarroll113 @SiegelAthletics @panthercreek_xc @SiegelTrack Hope you had fun! I’m glad to see you taking part in a really cool oppurtunity.

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@SiegelCC If you think this will let you escape my weekly phone calls, you’re wrong. You’ve not only made a huge impact on hundreds of your runners, but indirectly you’ve impacted thousands as a result of the guidance you’ve given so many people. Enjoy your new free time!

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@zachwombleMSP @MainStreetPreps The last 20 minutes have consisted of me constantly refreshing your feed.

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@toughnessbucket @Mboro_Post She has had great progression over the last four years. That's a sign of a tough and committed athlete with great coaching!

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@jcarroll113 @SiegelCC @SiegelAthletics @toughnessbucket That man owns a pair of Nike’s?

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@jmarpdx @laufeninleipzig @JanPEsk In the past, you suggested doing 2x60 minutes at half-marathon pace with two miles easy in-between. Does that apply here?

Your rationale was that the backbone of effective training is regular exposure to very hard work. That workout would be very hard to repeat later that day.

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@3Tuckerallen @tnmilesplit @preps_sun @JSunNews @JSWriterMichael My vote is Harding (class of 2004).

[Frank Dick @frankdickcoach]

As a coach you must create an effective tension for your athlete’s development. It’s like getting the high wire tension right for the artiste. The tension is created between support and challenge. Too much of either compromises progress. Effective tension is about judgement

[Vern Gambetta @coachgambetta]

Training an athlete is more than putting together a collection of exercises. Do the exercises fit the athlete? Are they appropriate for the level of development & time of the training year. Get past exercises (ingredients), stop being a short order cook and be a master chef.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Our best competitors reveal our weaknesses. The goal is not to "beat" our competition but rather to improve ourselves.

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

Coaches: take the uncontrollables and extreme language and shift them:

Turn the word 'win' into 'compete'
Turn the word 'outcome' into 'process'
Turn the word 'must' into 'would like'
Turn the word 'disaster' into 'disappointed'

Engage in a psychologically informed environment!

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

"Impatience comes out of a need to control.
Need to control comes out of fear." - Omar Brownson @Obrownson

[Vern Gambetta @coachgambetta]

Please don’t tell me what you can’t do; I am not interested in that. I want to know what you can do and what you will do. Define your possibilities not your limits. Figure out how to be the best you can be and start doing it now!

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@WHTrack Nice pick, she had a gritty last 200 meters! As a former teacher up that way, I enjoy seeing what is happening with your cross country and track programs.

[Beech Wrestling @WrestlingBeech]

The 2021 AAA TN State Runner-Up at 195 lbs is
BEECH BUCCANEER
DONAVON RICH
Great year for Donavon.

[Beech Wrestling @WrestlingBeech]

The 2021 AAA TN State Champion at 170 lbs is
BEECH BUCCANEER
MASON SMITH
A 2X STATE CHAMPION

[Vern Gambetta @coachgambetta]

Coaching is a process grounded in pedagogy, supported by science, forged in experience, tested in competition. It is something you are with every fiber of your being. It is teaching life through sport because it is about people not training methods. Being a coach is special

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@JBurgamy800 @KnebworthChris @jmarpdx @Alan_Couzens Training a distance runner is a continuous study and relationship done over many years. It teaches you an infinite amount more than an eight week study with people you’ve never met.

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

Where was this article in 2013? https://t.co/jASiB54XLk

[Scott Wietecha @ScottWietecha]

@BiomechMax A coach could give an athlete 60 miles a week and have them begging for more or 30 miles a week and have them begging for mercy. I don't understand the old school mileage obsession and have enjoyed reading your research articles.