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2018 ITCCCA January Clinic registration deadline approaches

Kevin Christian December 10, 2017Ask an Expert, Clinics, Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Illinois HS Track & Field, Illinois Middle School XC/Track, ITCCCA News & Updates

Mail-in registration must be postmarked by Dec. 29, 2017. Online registration ends Jan. 2, 2018. Register now for the 55th annual ITCCCA-N Clinic, to be …

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Sport Conditioning: Field and Court Applications for Coaches

Rob Assise November 23, 2017Coaching Blogs, New Submission, Opinion, Philosophy/Ideas Leave a Comment

The 2nd part of the article I posted last week. The focus are the glycolytic and aerobic energy systems.

Field and Court Sport Training from a Track Coach’s Perspective: The Phosphagen System

Rob Assise November 16, 2017Coaching Blogs, New Submission, Opinion, Philosophy/Ideas, Sprints/Speed Leave a Comment

As track and field and/or cross country coaches, I think it is important we view training from a different perspective periodically to help notice things …

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ASK AN EXPERT: What are some suggestions for where to practice track events when a track isn’t available?

Kevin Christian November 1, 2017Distance, High Jump, Hurdles, Long Jump, Other/Miscellaneous, Pole Vault, Relays, Shot Put, Sprints/Speed, Triple Jump 4 Comments

My team doesn’t have consistent access to a track for the upcoming season. Does anyone have suggestions for an alternate practice location when a track …

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ASK AN EXPERT: Dealing with “burn out”

Kevin Christian November 1, 2017Distance 2 Comments

I have had this occur many times in my short coaching career. How do you deal with “burn out” on distance runners? Obviously, we have …

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7 Off-Season Training Tips for High School Jumpers

Rob Assise October 13, 2017Coaching Blogs, High Jump, Long Jump, New Submission, Philosophy/Ideas, Sprints/Speed, Triple Jump Leave a Comment

High school jumpers can do much more than sit around watching TV, playing video games, or scrolling through YouTube in the off-season. Here are things …

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ASK AN EXPERT: Fundraiser for HS Track Team

Kevin Christian September 29, 2017Other/Miscellaneous, Philosophy/Ideas 4 Comments

What are great fundraising ideas for a Track & Field team that usually brings success in the program?   The above post is from a …

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ASK AN EXPERT: Will occasional basketball workouts during X-country season significantly effect my son’s running performance?

Kevin Christian September 29, 2017Philosophy/Ideas Leave a Comment

My son is a cross country runner and basketball player who wants to do basketball workouts once or twice a week during cross country season …

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Delayed Gratification

John Prieboy September 10, 2017Coaching Blogs, Distance, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion Leave a Comment

John Prieboy Plainfield Central High School Girls Cross Country jpriebo1@psd202.org Twitter- @PCHSGirlsXC The 2017 season has been a learning experience for me. Over the past …

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ITCCCA’s objectives are as follows:

• To promote interest, enthusiasm, and improvement in track and cross-country in Illinois.

• To provide education and opportunity for involvement for every coach in our association by methodology. We also strive to bring in outstanding coaches and athletes from the college ranks.

• To promote, publicize, and recognize achievement of our athletes and coaches.

• To request the feelings of schools, coaches, and athletes of Illinois on rule changes, administration of track and cross-country meets to the IHSA. We strive to provide a voice representing the needs and interests of Illinois in any decisions regarding track and cross-country in the state of Illinois.

• To work with and generally support the Illinois High School Association.
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