August 30, 2016 – Girls Pre-Season Poll Team First Place Votes Points 1 Minooka 5 117 2 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 3 112 3 Yorkville …
Andre De Grasse, Stuart McMillan, and Sub-Max Training
American distance coaches are dancing in the streets. Matthew Centrowicz shocked the world by winning the 1500 in Rio. Mike Newman of DyeStat tweeted that …
Olympics Review – Track Fans vs. Festival Fans
The Olympics are the best time for Track & Field and, in some ways, the worst. For once, our wonderful sport is on the world …
18 Survival Tips For Coaches
Don’t spread yourself too thin. Live a life of design. Go big on a few things. This is how it played out for me.
Now is the Time for Promotion
Sooner than we know it, the Olympics will be upon us. As far as 98% of the American public is concerned, this is the only …
Acceleration, Coordination, Variation
Three themes for early-season track training: Acceleration, Coordination, Variation.
Is Crossfit the Right Fit for Your Athletes?
I am a huge fan of the sport of Olympic lifting. If you don’t believe me, read this article: http://mcthrows.com/?m=201512 If that didn’t do it, read this article: http://mcthrows.com/?m=201602 …
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. …
Cease and Desist
“Sports do not build character, they reveal it.” – John Wooden Baseball seems to glamorize cheating. From Gaylord Perry’s spitball, to Sammy Sosa’s corked bat, …