Coach_Dalt

Much clarity, forgiveness, and dreams coming true on this day. There aren’t words to describe how blessed I truly am. So thankful for this life I live ❤️💕 Go Vols 🧡🤍

@Siemers_XC_TF On the other end I’ve seen too many people push training splits at specific times rather than high intensity sprint and those kids get plateau and get stuck unable to finish fast. A delicate balance

I'm tired of hearing that aerobic work makes kids slow. Especially in 400 training. The same idea that refuses to let a 400 kid touch a tempo run is the idea that explains why so many of those kids tie up at the 300m mark like they're running through wet cement. "Too much aerobic work would steal their speed." Cool. I agree leg speed matters in a 400. But here's the idea I want dead. The Aerobic Tax. The notion that every aerobic mile withdraws from some imaginary speed account. That tempo runs dull the kick. That a kid who ran a steady 4-mile on Monday somehow can't fire on Friday. That a 400 athlete who builds an engine in the offseason will somehow show up in April with no top end. It doesn't work that way. You don't lose speed because you ran long. You lose speed because you stopped training speed. But more than that. Your kid isn't dying at 300 because he's TOO AEROBIC. He's dying at 300 because there's no aerobic floor underneath the speed. The race is 49 seconds. He has speed for 29 of them. The other 20 are aerobic whether you trained them or not. Pull up the training log. Find the tempo runs. Find anything that built the engine that has to carry the speed across the line. If it isn't there, the kid isn't dying because he ran fast. He's dying because nobody built what he needed to FINISH fast. The 400 isn't a speed event with an aerobic problem. It's an aerobic event with a speed finish.

Always!

It was a pleasure giving the “Rush Run” 4x200 awards to University High School’ Girls 4x200. The award in Sydney’s honor was well deserved and an honor to present. Looking for big things out of this group in a couple of weeks 🥇💪 @U_Athletics

@AFitTrader Or elbow!!!!

Most people in the gym don’t have a strength problem. They have a shoulder problem.

Yup…..

@FixingEducation And if a child is involved in athletics they will be practicing well into the evening

What do you think about a later school start?

@vflswag423 Thank you Buddy! It’s been a year for sure! My Gram used to say don’t forget your roots, but you aren’t stuck in them either ✊

@CoachDalt Congratulations

BIG DAY today. Never in a million years did I think we could build a dream home in my lifetime, but here we are. Crazy to think where I’ve been, how far I’ve come, and where I’ll still go. Blessed is an understatement. Money can’t buy days like these….

Best post I’ve see in a long time!!!!! Especially in the Track and Field world

Amen

This picture was shared by Spring Valley’s athletic department after a student experienced a “medical emergency” during a track and field meet at Huntington. Every competitor joined in the circle in what was described as an unscripted moment.

@TheDonCoogi You toss out wrestling name from childhood, gauge the reaction, then play it from there.

To my homies who watch wrestling and actually go outside and date… I got a question. How long do you wait before telling someone you watch wrestling? 😂

@V0L_halla @vflswag423 @WarrenHale You folks are awesome!!! I live in Morgantown WV. A local legend Carey Bailey attended my HS and became my first real life hero. Started my love for the Vols. Now at 49 we have built a new home. Any direction in finding Bailey stuff for my mancave? Appreciate you all!!

Proof that there are good people in this world. A total stranger went out of his way to send my son some Tennessee gear. @WarrenHale is a true VFL! We have a very happy 14 year old right now!

I guess my buddy needed someone to start her races up there. I’ll miss you buddy, play Thunderstruck!!!

May of 2013, finished the year at Clay Battelle with the #1 4x100 in the state 12 years, a lot of fun, tears, laughs, winning, friendships and can’t forget the drama 😂😂 I left my Alma Mater to return to CBHS Last night, got that #1 back Money can’t buy days like these

@Joe_Eisenmann We are all impressed with how awesome Dad is with that elite athlete who will most likely burn out on the sport

12U recovery protocol!!! Cmon man! Dude, go to the pool and do cannonballs with your friends, have a good family meal, and get a good nights sleep.

When school administrators don’t have a backbone this is what happens!!!

The 10 Truths Parents Rarely See 1. Coaches lose sleep. 2. Decisions aren’t personal. 3. Playing time is complex. 4. Culture matters more than stats. 5. Accountability is care. 6. Coaches invest emotionally. 7. Development isn’t instant. 8. Hard feedback is intentional. 9. Wins don’t tell the whole story. 10. Coaches remember kids forever. Perspective matters.