By Jason Retz St. Joseph-Ogden Cross Country & Track @SJORunning The last several years we have made a big push to get on a soft …
XC Meets: An experience like no other
If you’ve never been to an XC meet, you don’t know what you are missing. It’s an experience vastly different than any football or basketball …
Welcome to the family
By By Jason Retz St. Joseph-Ogden Cross Country & Track @SJORunning Every team does their “thing”, but most successful programs have one thing in common. …
ASK AN EXPERT: How does one go about determining starting marks in horizontal jumps.
I may be in a position where my program will need me to coach the long and triple jump this year. I have found extensive …
Ode to Jim Aikens
Okay, okay, I get it. He’s not dead. He’s not even fully retired. But this last state meet was Jim’s final appearance as head …
Flight Nights in Elmwood Park this summer
Hello Track and Field Coaches, As a fellow Track and Field coach, I feel your pain of an outdoor season plagued by poor weather. As …
Why Kids Fall in Love with Track
by Mike Adamson @BengalsTrack | Social Studies Teacher | Head Varsity Boys Track | Assistant Freshman Football |Plainfield East High School Often times in the car I sit …
Ask an Expert: How to pole vault with bigger poles
I currently use a 10 foot 130lb pole and I weigh 142lbs so the pole is starting to bend way to much and not able …
Ask an Expert: Shin splints
My daughter is 17 years old and has just began her first ever season of track and field. She competed in recreational soccer and did …