Tyler Germain

Since 2021 at Kalamazoo Central 34 Events as Conference Champ 28 Events as Regional Champ 50 State Qualifying Events 18 All State Performances 4 Individual State Champs 41 School Records 1 Conference Champion Team 1 Regional Champion Team 1 MHSAA State Champion Team #TRACKCITY

@pntrack I would say it's absolutely unacceptable!

@TrackCoachTG Right to right without lane ownership on 4x1 with a 12’ go mark is pretty close to unacceptable. 🙂

I hesitate to share this but maybe it needs to be shared. When coaches fail kids, someone should speak up. Twice in the past two weeks, 4 girls, all freshmen & sophomores, made nearly a 3- hour round trip to train with me in the parking lot of Dryden Elementary, across from my house. The girls run at a small school. They are talented. Their MPHs (Dashr Silver): 18.9, 18.7, 18.6, and 17.9. Their verticals (OVR): 25, 24, 22, 19. Solid athletes! After the first session, parents said the workout was the first positive experience of the season. The girls wanted to do it again. Problem #1: track practice should not be consistently miserable. 🥴 The girls told me that their meet warmup was to run two laps as a team. I showed them how sprinters warm up. When they asked their coach if they could try a new warmup, the coach made them run a mile. 🥴 They think their best chance to qualify for state is the 4x1. (Remember, they are all underclassmen.) I had them practice handoffs. They had been taught some crazy things: 1) Run in middle of lane (no inside-outside lane ownership) 🥴 2) Baton stayed in right hand (no R-L-R-L). 🥴 3) One “go mark” at only “5 short steps” (measured to be 12’) 🥴 4) They had never been videoed doing an exchange 🥴 I taught them how to do it right, hoping their coach wouldn’t find out and punish them with a two mile run. Our go mark was 16’ with a bang step (first step down at mark). I videoed every exchange. I maintained their upsweep technique. They looked GREAT. ⚡️ The girls were free to train yesterday because they didn’t have practice on the Monday of Sectional… because the boys team had a meet. 🥴 For Sectional tomorrow, I wish they weren’t all required to do 4 events. Wish they could concentrate on 4x1 and 4x4 (they have a chance in both). One girl is entered in 4x1, 4x2, 300h, and 4x4. Never have I entered a boy in those 4 events, let alone at a Sectional. Another has to run 200 and 4x4 back-to-back. 🥴 It’s sometimes hard to support the work of other coaches. Kids get one chance to do high school sports.

Boys messed around and got a second straight crown to become back-to-back conference champions, while the girls turned in an outstanding performance as well to tie for second!

I can vouch for the coach, the program, and the smoker. All are pretty good.

Servite (CA) sets a new standard with a 39.82 in the 4x100, marking the first sub-40 relay in state history. 🤯🔥 ( via pomanprod/yt , zeke castellanos/ig) @ServiteSports

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@TroyMooney Warm weather is a wonderful thing.

@TrackCoachTG Seems like a much longer season in Texas

Year 22 as a track and field coach starts today! Can't wait to see what this season will bring.

I wrote this around this time last year, on track and field and what it's meant to me. simplifaster.com/articles/turni…

@TroyMooney This year state finals is May 31.

@TrackCoachTG Michigan season ends when? Texas is January-May

Hey, I know that guy.

It is important to remember that kids are not smaller adults and should not be trained as such. If an athlete is going home to play Legos or recently grew out of their shoes, their training does not need to resemble that of a collegiate or professional player.

@itsgabbyt Listening…

To speak on it or not to speak on it…😭🤦🏽‍♀️

Just finished this book by my friend Dave Emeott @eksports_org and it did not disappoint. Recommended reading for every coach, teacher, or leader who works with young people. Great job!

Just found a set of these in storage. Looking for someone who knows what these are. 1) is it just an unnecessarily complicated harness design, or does it have some unique function I’m not seeing? 2) if it does have some unique function, what is it and how do I use it?

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell, 1984

How did I get on TikTok

First: love this, love to see it, love the athletes, love the coach for having them do this. BUT! Hurdle coach here. PLEASE have them go the other direction over the hurdles!

The sounds of the season! 1-stepping our way in to 2026!

@Hybridathlete Bench 300. TBDL 450. Just friggin' run.

Tell me about your running and/or lifting goals for 2026👇