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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Opinion”

Become an official — stay connected to high school sports

Kevin Christian January 23, 2018IHSA News, ITCCCA News & Updates, Officials, Opinion Leave a Comment

By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Craig Anderson, Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association. …

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Locus of Control: An Athlete’s Guide to Shifting Focus to What They can Control

Kevin Christian January 22, 2018Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion Leave a Comment

by Jonathan Mahoney, LCSW Mundelein High School Social Worker Assistant Girls’ Track and Field Coach Congratulations! If you are reading this piece, that means you …

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The Death of “Football Fast” and “Track Speed”

Rob Assise January 22, 2018Illinois HS Track & Field, New Submission, Opinion Leave a Comment

It is time for coaches of either of these sports to use better language.

Staying in Your Lane:  Locus of Control… What it is and Why it Matters

Kevin Christian January 20, 2018Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion Leave a Comment

by Jonathan Mahoney, LCSW Mundelein High School Social Worker Assistant Girls’ Track and Field Coach Track is a great sport to coach.  With so many …

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Alabama vs. Georgia in a 4x100m Relay. Who wins?

John Brumund-Smith January 8, 2018Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

The College Football Playoff National Championship is tonight between Alabama and Georgia. Considering 118 of the players you’re going to see in tonight’s football game …

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On Teaching…

Rob Assise December 27, 2017Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Track & Field, New Submission, Opinion 2 Comments

By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School  I am not a fan of jigsaw puzzles.  My three-year-old daughter is.  Over the past year we have spent many …

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Overlooked Connections between Team Sports and Track and Field – Part 1

Rob Assise December 22, 2017Coaching Blogs, New Submission, Opinion Leave a Comment

Track and field has more in common with team sports than most think.

Sport Conditioning: Field and Court Applications for Coaches

Rob Assise November 23, 2017Coaching Blogs, New Submission, Opinion, Philosophy/Ideas Leave a Comment

The 2nd part of the article I posted last week. The focus are the glycolytic and aerobic energy systems.

Field and Court Sport Training from a Track Coach’s Perspective: The Phosphagen System

Rob Assise November 16, 2017Coaching Blogs, New Submission, Opinion, Philosophy/Ideas, Sprints/Speed Leave a Comment

As track and field and/or cross country coaches, I think it is important we view training from a different perspective periodically to help notice things …

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ITCCCA’s objectives are as follows:

• To promote interest, enthusiasm, and improvement in track and cross-country in Illinois.

• To provide education and opportunity for involvement for every coach in our association by methodology. We also strive to bring in outstanding coaches and athletes from the college ranks.

• To promote, publicize, and recognize achievement of our athletes and coaches.

• To request the feelings of schools, coaches, and athletes of Illinois on rule changes, administration of track and cross-country meets to the IHSA. We strive to provide a voice representing the needs and interests of Illinois in any decisions regarding track and cross-country in the state of Illinois.

• To work with and generally support the Illinois High School Association.
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