by Jeff White, Alton High School Winter speed training is absolutely necessary for sprinters. With indoor meets coming up in just a few weeks, I know …
In Search of Transfer – Part 2
By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School In the prelude to this article, I provided a story that hopefully caused readers to evaluate their programs and think …
In Search of Transfer – Part 1
By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School I’ve had a Twitter account (currently @HFJumps) connected with the track and field programs I have been a part of for …
Coaching Reflections: Avoiding Your “Expert” Phase
By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School I am still relatively young in the profession of teaching and coaching. I am halfway through my 14th year …
An 800m training epiphany
Derek DeBarr coaches at Pleasant Plains High School. Follow the team on twitter at @plainstrackxc. In college, I somehow managed to scavenge and obtain a …
Rebuilding a Track Program
by Jeff White, Alton High School I’ll start by making a confession. I’m a head track coach and I have almost zero track and field …
ITCCCA ANNOUNCES 2017 HALL-OF-FAME CLASS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ITCCCA ANNOUNCES 2017 HALL-OF-FAME CLASS Seven coaches were voted into ITCCCA’s Coaches Hall-of-Fame at the recent Hall-of-Fame Committee meeting. They will be …
Capturing Evan Jager
My dad, the late Bruce K. Smith, was a Math teacher at Madison East High School (WI), but everybody knew him as an amateur photographer. …
Should Relays Count Double?
Track & Field is often described as an individual sport with a team aspect. The objectivity of our sport is one of its greatest aspects. …