Andy Ames

XC/Track Meet Director @ Louisville Male HS, English Teacher @ Noe MS

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

@MaleBulldogs Congratulations, Coach!

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

Buyer beware. @StubHub sold me invalid tickets to a Detroit Tigers game and despite their guarantee to refund 120% of the value of the tickets, refuses to do so. There are plenty of ticket resale websites out there. I would suggest steering clear of @StubHub.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

HS/college runners: tomorrow is time to get down to business. September is 8 wks away. You have time to lay down a base if you start now. Keep making excuses about heat, work, family vacations & all the sudden, you're out of time & will never catch up. No more excuses. Start now.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

Congrats to this year's Run for the Roses 3200 winners:
SHOW: Bailee Montgomery, Manual
WIN: Baili Hoten, Thomas Nelson
PLACE: Emerson Wyatt, Manual
@kytrackxc @TimHolman1 @TNHS_Athletics

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

Congrats to this year's Run for the Roses 3200 winners:
SHOW: Tristan Hindorff, St. Xavier
PLACE: Samuel Herbig, CAL
WIN: Caden Cull, Male
@kytrackxc @maletrack @MaleBulldogs @StXTigersXCTF

[MALE HS Athletics @MaleBulldogs]

🏃‍♀️🏃🏾‍♂️Great morning @ Regional Cross Country…only place to be 😎

Andy Ames as good a Head Coach as you can have. Appreciate him 💪.

Girls/Boys teams both qualify for State CC next Sat @ Ky Horse Park.
Kudos to Caden Cull on breaking school record & being Regional CHAMP🏆.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

@CoachWhitman If only the very fastest players in CFB are running 4.3s & 4.4s @ the combine as 21-22 yr. old grown men, there are likely very few 18 yr. old HSers legitimately running those same times. Maybe the supposed 4.3 kids are losing speed. Maybe they aren't that fast in the 1st place.

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

PSA: 📣

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

@hansonsrun Could you give a couple of examples? Based on HMM, it seems like the perceived need to do a 20+ mile long run is one of them.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

@Yellingatcloud1 That is a great question for another subject, one that needs addressing. Many athletes love their sport, know they want to compete on the next level, but make poor college choices based on the wrong factors. Will spend tomorrow morning's long run pondering how to explain this.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

Being a college athlete (especially on an athletic scholarship) is a job. Signing a letter of intent (or often these days, a walk-on agreement) is not a final destination any more than being hired for your dream job.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

@Yellingatcloud1 I thought about saying something about being prepared for your first day on the job. You actually could skip the prep work, but the first day on the job and the days that follow will be quite embarrassing, and you'll spend a long time playing catch up.

[Jay Johnson @coachjayjohnson]

When a long run or workout is hard, remind yourself that you're training your mind to endure discomfort.

Remember that your best races will be those in which you endured more discomfort than you had in previous races.

This will not be easy, but the concept is simple.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

@carllord4 Few athletes even get opportunities to walk on, so it's an opportunity worth celebrating. But giving the impression that everyone is getting a full ride is misleading. Important to educate athletes about what's truly available including much higher odds of academic scholarships.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

@carllord4 Have seen many athletes misplace priorities for the prestige of a "signing day". Most schools recognize ALL athletes who have made commitments to continue their careers in college. None say who's walking on, who's getting books, who's going to a school w/o athletic scholarships.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

So before you go through the work of trying to get hired for this job, ask yourself, “Do I love this sport?” If the answer is yes, pursue all avenues to make it happen. It is absolutely worth it. If the answer is no, find other ways to pay for college. This one isn't for you.

[Andy Ames @coachandyames]

If your sport is simply a means to an end, prepare for 4-5 years of drudgery. More likely, you will quit the sport (or the sport will quit you) before the end of your college career and you will be on your own to pay for school.