by Mitch Wilson, Head Track Coach Rantoul High School (IL), Assistant football coach To quote the late President Franklin Roosevelt, June 10th, 2018, “a date …
ITCCCA announces 2018 Athletes of the Year
Monday, Aug. 13 2018 This marks the ninth year that the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association wishes to award Athlete-of-the-Year honors to Illinois …
101 Bits of Advice From an Old Man to His Youngest Son
This project was going to be “A Letter to My 22–Year Old Self”. Instead I wrote “101 Bits of Advice From an Old Man to …
Ron Helberg Passes
Ron Helberg, a coaching force, ITCCCA officer, IHSA Official, and Hall of Fame member passed away last night from surgical complications. He fought Parkinson’s for …
Coach Nathan Fanger Webinar now on YouTube
On July 26, Mcthrows.com hosted a rotational shot put webinar with Kent State throws coach Nathan Fanger. Nathan is the coach of 2017 NCAA champion …
Divergent Thinking: Inside John O’Malley
“We focus so much of our program on love. I’m not a huge fan of this whole grit movement in education. Grit is not the …
Free Rotational Shot Webinar with Coach Nathan Fanger
On Thursday, July 26th at 7:00pm CST, Mcthrows.com will present a free webinar with long time Kent State throws coach Nathan Fanger. In this webinar, …
Track and Field nerds unite! (next summer in Des Moines)
It appears that the 2019 USATF Championships will be held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, probably during the final week of July. Having recently …
Festival of Speed
The “Sprint Showcase” evolved into a high-tech sprint study last summer and will reappear this summer as the “Festival of Speed”, June 30 and July …