Coaching Athletics
On Being a Better High School Track or Cross Country Coach: Learn Something New Every Day, five tips….
I am reposting this one, as many new coaches are coming into the sport. I have 5 years of American...
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Ben Rosario Leaves HOKA NAZ Elite: Six Deep Thoughts on Rosario’s impact
This column pays homage to Ben Rosario and all the wonderful things he has done for HOKA NAZ Elite. Ben...
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 10, 2024, Frank Wycoff sets 100 yard WR(1930), John Carlos equals 100 WR (1969), Eamonn Coglan runs his first sub 4 minute mile (1975), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
Walt Murphy is one of the finest track geeks that I know. Walt does #ThisDayinTrack&FieldHistory, an excellent daily service that...
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Clyde Hart’s Guide to 400 meter training (from 1996 Super Clinic Notes/World Coaches Notes)
Clyde Hart is one of the finest 400m coaches ever. This piece on 400-meter training has been run in several...
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Jake Wightman-Increasing the Pace, part 3 from Matt Long on the Training of Jake Wightman
This is Matt Long's 4th piece for RunBlogRun on the art and science of coaching athletics. This is the third...
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ROB DENMARK: Matt Long explains how Rob Denmark used his experiences as athlete and into developing coaching skills
Matt Long does this piece on the 1994 Commonwealth Champion and current coach of Melissa Courtney-Bryant and Amy Eloise-Markovc, and...
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Jake Wightman-From boy to Man: Matt Long comments on how Geoff Wightman coached Jake Wightman, 2022 World Champion, 1,500 meters, part 2
JAKE WIGHTMAN- FROM BOY TO MAN IN THE SECOND OF A TRILOGY, MATT LONG HAS A FRONT-ROW SEAT IN WATCHING...
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(RBR Archives) Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cool Down for the Jumps
(RBR Archives) Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cool Down for the Jumps, by Roy Stevenson Updated February 15, 2023. Found...
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Don Ruh, Legendary Mt.SAC Coach, 1932-2023, Rest in Peace
Don Ruh died on January 6, 2023. He was just past his 90th birthday. We published a Coffee With Larry...
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Let’s Help Peter Thompson Get on his Feet! organized by DeeAnn Dougherty
I just received a note from my friend, Peanut Harms. Nut told me that Peter John Thompson, one of my...
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