By Michael Melick, EPGTFFollow @EPG_XC_TF I love the IHSA Track & Field State Finals. The best athletes from all three classes gracing EIU with their …
Helping High School Athletes Build Character and Learn Life Lessons With Respect To Their Self-Worth and Confidence
By: Patrick Sheridan (Lucky) Head Boys’ Cross Country and Head Boys’ Track and Field Coach at Elmwood Park High School Follow @EPHS_XC_TFOriginally Submitted 3/24/19 “Character …
Apply for the 2019 ITCCCA Scholarship
Senior athletes who are participating in an Illinois high school Track and Field and / or Cross Country program and who are planning on attending college or …
Boyz II Men
Coach Assise discusses music, sport, education, and being a boy and a man.
Feed the Cats: How to Help Track Athletes Stop Hating Their Sport and Start Running Faster Than Ever
Remember, kids are good at what they like, and incredible at what they love. Grit is work in the absence of love. “The Grind” has …
2018: Pause and Reflect
2018 was a banner year. What will 2019 bring?
ITCCCA Coaches Clinic is the Place to Be
by Jim Aikens Cross Country is over, Football is over, and all the fall sports are over. Winter sports have begun, and many preseason track …
The Origin, Evolution, and Future of Record-Rank-Publish
The most important reason for trying the speed cycle harkens back to what I learned from BFS twenty years ago. When athletes break records, the …
Why Coaches Recruit Speed (But Still Neglect It)
Speed is a top priority in football and many other field and court sports. Football coaches love speed in all its forms—gap-to-gap, sideline-to-sideline, endzone-to-endzone, and …
