David Wheeler

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

3 Coaching Truths:

1. Culture isn’t what you say, it’s what you allow.

2. Leadership isn’t a title, it’s a responsibility.

3. Tough teams aren’t born, they’re built every day.

Great teams don’t happen by accident.

They’re built on purpose.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

As coaches, your job isn’t to give athletes the answer, it’s to put them in a place to figure it out.

[MileSplit US @milesplit]

Is trackflation real? 🤔

According to the MileSplit database, the number of boys breaking 4:30 in the 1600m has grown dramatically since 2019.

Better training? Better shoes? Better competition? More opportunities?

What's driving it? 👇

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

10 Inconvenient Truths of Coaching

1. Not every kid wants to be great.

2. You will often be misunderstood.

3. Some parents care more about playing time than team success.

4. Your best players aren’t always your best leaders.

5. No system works without buy-in.

6. Success brings criticism, too.

7. Culture isn’t built in a week; it’s built daily.

8. You can’t coach every player the same way.

9. Wins don’t always reflect your impact.

10. The job takes more from you than it gives… until years later.

Still worth every second.
Still a great profession.

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

It has been a couple of days,,, but congratulations to our graduates from Tupelo boys distance for the Class of 2026 !!!
I/we will miss you.
Of note,,, Boys distance has now had two years in-a-row with Salutatorians.
Mac Wilemon 2026
Channing Hooper 2026
@TupeloAthletics

[Derek Deprey @derekdeprey]

A bad coach tears people down. An average coach focuses only on results. A good coach teaches skills and systems. A great coach builds confidence and trust. An exceptional coach helps people believe in themselves at a higher level. And the best coaches impact lives long after the scoreboard stops mattering.

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

An active 24 hours for Tupelo Distance Guys.
Hi 5 Friday at Thomas St. Elementary
Gum Tree 10K
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Distance Guys Hi 5 Friday at Thomas St. 🏆

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Andrew Brown
3rd place 7A 800 meters
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3 podiums !!! 2 1st !!!
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh
@tupeloschools
@TupeloMiddle

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Andrew Brown
Class 7A State Champion 1600 meters
4:20.06
@TupeloHigh
@TupeloAthletics
@tupeloschools
@TupeloMiddle

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Andrew Brown
Class 7A 3200 meter State Champion
2nd year in a row.
9:27
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh
@tupeloschools
@TupeloMiddle

[Pat Byrd @PByrdlm]

You can split coaches pretty much into 2 groups: number guys & people guys. Chase numbers & you miss out on the best thing in our profession. Take care of your people & numbers work out.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Confidence demands evidence.

It comes from doing difficult things, sometimes failing, but seeing where you lie, and then going back to the work.

It's quiet, earned, and repeatable.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

8 Standards Great Teams Live By

1. Be on time
2. Encourage teammates
3. Compete every drill
4. Own mistakes
5. Speak truth
6. Celebrate others
7. Protect the locker room
8. Leave the program better

Talent helps.
Standards win.

What would you add? 👇

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Andrew Brown wins,,,
3200 in 9:35
1600 in 4:20
At 7A North Meet in Clinton.
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4x800
Ethan Vincent
Dillon Polk
Micah Vivian
Charlie Farmer
run 8:15
3rd
3rd fastest in school history.
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh
@tupeloschools

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Andrew Brown
PR of 154.56 in 800
2nd in 7A North.
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Perhaps the deepest 800 in Mississippi history !!!!
(Everybody under 1:59)
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh
@tupeloschools
@TupeloMiddle

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

THS junior Andrew Brown runs an 8:56.53 in 3200 to won Creekview Distance Classic race in Georgia !!!
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh
@tupeloschools
@TupeloMiddle

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Corbyn Bowles
800 meter State Champion
2:13.46
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Julian Vincent
5th in 800
4th in 1600
Charlie Potts
7th in 3200
(All scores points !!!)

@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloMiddle
@tupeloschools

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Andrew Brown
1st place
1 mile
Huntsville track meet
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh
@tupeloschools

[David Wheeler @oldmanDavid]

Tupelo!!!
Pair of 1st places in DMR in Huntsville !!!
@TupeloAthletics
@TupeloHigh
@tupeloschools