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Learn to Coach the Vault Mentorship program

Kevin Christian November 22, 2019 Pole Vault Leave a Comment

Get Vertical Pole Vault Club is offering a Learn to Coach the Vault Mentorship to assist novice coaches with developing the skills necessary to coach …

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Learn By Doing Clinic | June 30 & July 1, 2019

Kevin Christian May 29, 2019 Clinics, Discus, High Jump, Illinois HS Track & Field, Illinois Middle School XC/Track, ITCCCA News & Updates, Shot Put, Triple Jump Leave a Comment

CLINIC DETAILS Coaches clinic where you will get to see master coaches work with different levels and genders  hands on and go through film review …

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Ask An Expert: How much is too much

Kevin Christian April 23, 2019 Ask an Expert, Philosophy/Ideas 2 Comments

My daughter is in her 3rd yr of high school track. She’s a sprinter who picked up hurdles. She trained all off season with a …

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Ask An Expert: How to run with a sinus infection?

Kevin Christian April 23, 2019 Ask an Expert, Distance Leave a Comment

To provide context, before being diagnosed with a sinus infection I was running about 7 miles around a 6:40 pace on my long run days. …

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Ask An Expert: When cold is too cold for a team practice?

Kevin Christian March 3, 2019 Ask an Expert, Illinois HS Track & Field, Other/Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

I’m wondering what generally is considered to be “too cold” to hold a team practice outdoors. My team (like many teams in Illinois) competes at …

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Ask An Expert: Timing cross country meets – call names?

Kevin Christian August 30, 2018 Distance Leave a Comment

I’ll be taking time this season for a high school CC team and I was wondering when each runner finishes do they call your name? …

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Aikens on Throws Outdoor Week 7: My basic plan for sectional track meet week

Kevin Christian May 27, 2018 Coaching Blogs, Discus, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion, Shot Put Leave a Comment

by Jim Aikens, (Burlington) Central High School Just goes to show you how much of a head coach I am not anymore. My last couple of …

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ASK AN EXPERT: How important is the pace during “recovery runs?”

Kevin Christian May 25, 2018 Distance Leave a Comment

Since the majority of the miles kids run are typically at recovery pace, how “slow” should it be? I get worried that too many run …

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ASK AN EXPERT: How do you go about teaching running form for distance runners?

Kevin Christian May 25, 2018 Distance 2 Comments

How do you go about teaching running form for distance runners?     The above post is from a coach looking for insight. If you …

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