School of Track

Resources for track & field coaches: current or aspiring!

[Kara Goucher @karagoucher]

Kara are you training for anything?
Me: no, I’m just running for fun.

Do you plan on racing again?
Me: not anytime soon.

Also me:

[Minority Coaches Assoc of GA @MCAOFGA]

Coaches,
Up Next: Monday, May 4, 2020, at 7 pm for The MCAOFGA HFC Online Bootcamp Session #10 - “Tips to be Successful in the Coaching Business!” - Dell Mcgee - UGA - HFC. Register Today: https://t.co/bA2tI5sas7

[School of Track @schooloftrack]

Track Coaches: If you haven't yet, make sure to join the "Coaches Collab" Facebook group!

[Andrew Sweeney @CoachSweeneyXC]

If you’re a teacher or a coach and your favorite part of your job isn’t the relationship you form with your students/athletes, you’re in it for the wrong reasons. The lives you influence every day are a whole lot more important than any content area or sport.

[Chad Balyo @Chad_Balyo]

Checking into gym, wearing a Samford sweatshirt.
Receptionist: Oh, are you a student at Samford?
Me: No, I work there.
Receptionist: That’s cool. What do you do?
Me: I coach Track.
Receptionist: Oh, like a GA?
Me (scratching my head): Yes. Like that, but, well, nevermind.

[School of Track @schooloftrack]

It's been awhile since our last post... But this one is a treat: Coach Roy Benson (formerly of the #Gators) shares his significant contributions to the sport of #Trackandfield. #UF Coach, Columnist, Camp Director, Heart Rate Researcher, and #Entrepreneur.
https://t.co/C8S83SR1SQ

[Katie DiPietro Rees @CoachKatieRees]

Track & Field coach meet survival tip #1: WEAR COMPRESSION SOCKS.
Your legs and feet will thank you after 8-12 hours.

[John Kenworthy @CoachKenworthy]

Missed indoor track. Didn’t miss getting nervous 45 different times over a 12 hour period for each athlete’s race.

[hansonsrun @hansonsrun]

One thing to remember during championship time when you know you are extremely fit. Stop being overly concerned with how you’re feeling. Feeling good is an unimportant factor toward success. Many incredible performances have been achieved by athletes that felt absolutely horrible

[School of Track @schooloftrack]

@FloTrack Decathlon/heptathlon! Maximize viewing time 😋👍🏽

[European Athletics @EuroAthletics]

Jumping into the new week like...

[RunnerSpace @runnerspace]

8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣Ⓜ️ standout Laura Roesler talks about running XC for a strong 800m racing season this week's #TuesdayTip

[School of Track @schooloftrack]

@CoachSweeneyXC 🙌🏼

[Andrew Sweeney @CoachSweeneyXC]

Today I got my first ever coaching paycheck. It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but after grinding through undergrad, grad school, and 2 years of coaching for free, working way too many hours & constantly struggling to make ends meet, I’m finally making a living doing what I love.

[Andrew Sweeney @CoachSweeneyXC]

So to anyone out there who’s barely scraping together enough money to get by, constantly working and sacrificing their personal life, and gambling on themselves by going after their dream career... don’t let anybody discourage you. Keep channeling your passion into productivity!

[Coach Ben @coachbentfxc]

Calling all coaches!! I'm currently working on a project and would like to take a census of sorts on what kind of answers I receive...

I want to know WHY DO YOU COACH?

What drives you?? Let's start a thread on this topic. All answers welcome!
Please #retweet!!

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

And if you go online and think, "Hmm, that team is bad at sprints/distance/etc. I can get $!"

Nope. Means that coaches strategically are not investing $ in area (so other areas can be good).

In college if area is poor, likely NOT due to coaching, it's due to little investment