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@TexasTrackDad @I_Coach_Speed Yesterday MD indoor state meet, I saw twin sisters win thier team title by scoring 60 points ( yes they were literally only two solo runners with individual events) . This was in 2A region that has legit teams.. Some people are "bigger than the program." I love the discussion.

As far as basketball Coach I don’t know if I can answer that. As far as track Coach I have to do no. Here is why : My daughter’s Senior year at TAPPS State Championship 2024 she broke 5 State Records with 5 Gold Medals at State and the team didn’t win State. It takes a Team to win a Championship I wouldn’t say she was bigger than the team because we still lost State with her bringing in 5 gold medals. Just my thoughts Coach and take… Appreciate the dialogue. I know we talking about HS, but let’s take college for example it’s rare for an athlete to win 🥇 in more than one event. Even if they do it don’t make them bigger than that College team.

🗣️HS coaches, it’s time to move on from an old saying because YES, you do have athletes that are BIGGER than the team!! You know the NFL guy they put the franchise tag on forcing them to stay on the team? They are bigger than the team. You know that college FB or BB player that the fans yell “One more year!”? They are bigger than the team. It’s rare, but it occurs on every level so it occurs in HS as well. Now of course you don’t want an athlete, or parent, to ACT like it. Doesn’t mean you take them for granted when they don’t act like it. SHOW them you acknowledge their value. Treating everyone equally is not treating everyone fairly. It assumes everyone’s needs are the same. Strong leaders are unique because they provide clear vision/expectations/goals, while treating each individual fairly, in order to establish a high performing culture. That’s hard to do but it’s a skill worth developing 🫡 Good luck in your journey!

@I_Coach_Speed You as well big dawg 💪

It’s HS track season. So many meet & practice videos on my timeline now & I love it! 🫶🏾 Coaches who stand on RESULTS (they don’t have to be national level elite to be noteworthy), provide good examples, & some of the how to’s, THANK YOU! YOU inspire me to be a better coach!🙏🏾

@Tier1athlete @coachmorton83 This all facts. Was the athletes all ready talented, developed, and poised. I want a coach to show me how they got 12.0 kid in 100m to thier senior year =10.5 lol. They never show the failures in thier philosophy/ theories 😆

@coachmorton83 Milesplit & Tfrrs never lies

I see so many online coaches they give advice but ive yet to see them show where their training works. Like show me the program and how it took athlete from point a to point b. I could care less about theories Or hypothesis. I coach in the real world.

@CoachDJBrock I been saying this for years. If your star athlete on the team focus on yourself because coaches will " burn you out" just for the other 3 less talented legs ..

🚨UNPOPULAR OPINION🚨 If you make it to nationals in an individual event and relay… And you have a better chance to run a great time in the individual event while the relay won’t do well (place or school record): Focus on the individual event. Find someone else for relay🤷🏿‍♂️

@CoachDJBrock I wasn't in the fast heat , so didn't run fast..

🚨COACHES🚨 Give me a phrase you’ve heard that makes you go like this 😒 I’ll start: When a kid steps off the track and says, “Wow I could’ve gone so much faster I have so much in the tank now!” 😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒 Comment below ⬇️

@Tier1athlete @Ramichie82 I been saying for years. I like wickets but changes the runner naturally frequency and make running robotic. Increase natural ground contact and strengthen in hips, quads, lower back apply force from top/down

@Ramichie82 Wickets don’t improve stride length. Wickets not done correctly kills speed & crushes efficient mechanics. Proper force application & foot ground contact increases stride length

How are you increasing stride length without wickets? Every time I see people talk about it they are always using wickets/mini hurdles. What if you don’t have access to that? Do wickets actually work?

@TrackCoachJones Were making running hard nowadays. It just running 🏃🏾‍♂️

Unpopular opinion: A lot of track coaches can get so caught up in sports science that they’ll lose sight of simplicity. Sometimes, common sense is all that’s needed and not a full biomechanics analysis.

@CoachDJBrock We are making running seem so hard & complex nowadays.

🚨SPEED TRAINING REALITY🚨 It doesn’t need to be FLASHY for you to get results. Sprint Drills 2 x 10m starts 3 x 30m Flys w/ 20-30m 3 x 20-30m bounds. DONE ✅ No fancy tech, no complex descriptions. Just a flat surface and your feet. No need to overcomplicate things.

@MrCondranPE This so fun. I will try this. What age group is this?

Ride the Wave! 🌊 Even though the weather’s getting chillier, we’re keeping the heat alive in #PhysEd with some awesome surfing fun! 🏄‍♂️💥 Working on #balance, #cooperation, and teamwork while riding those waves!

@Ramichie82 Good stuff.. Im bout do that today with the team..

They told me to do it do I did it 😎 I had a workout before practice, but they wanted to see if I still had…and I did! Love their energy and excitement These are moment that are never talked about, but I cherish this more than a championship This drives champions 💯

@CoachDJBrock Or play different sport in the fall. I noticed kids that focus only on track in HS tend be slower because running/ training needs breaks or adaptations. Running is not difficult but we make it so hard nowadays..

🚨REMINDER🚨 If you’re a boy and running 24 or slower or a girl running 29 or slower in the 200m… Your main focus this fall SHOULD NOT be tempo work. Get that speed right FIRST! You don’t need to be doing 2+ sessions of tempo a week.

@TrkGuy402 @Ramichie82 I agree. We make sprinting/ running track so hard to understand. Focus on naturally explosiveness and great technique and your times will drop gradually. Overspeed will make a athlete think thier running that fast but in reality in actual race will still use same mechanics.

@Ramichie82 I have seen a lot of overspeed training post this year. I agree doing none is better than doing it incorrectly.

I see a lot of posting about Overspeed, but 0 advice on how to actually accomplish proper Overspeed training. Yes it’s great; if done properly; and it can’t just be done by any random coach. And we wonder why athletes are getting hurt or going backwards…

@Ramichie82 Thank you.. I see a lot of overspeed training videos and the kids still running slow 🐌. Every kid doesn't need that to achieve thier speed goals. Internet coaching at all time high..

@TheCoachFuller Can you send the gift slide to email: kikwubuo@bcps.org. I'm going try this my first two weeks of school

Happy Salmon Around the World! Turned the classic card game into a #physed activity to work on verbal AND non-verbal communication. Round1: can say and do the actions to find a match. Round2: no talking, only actions. They asked to play again next class so I think it was a hit! youtu.be/3A5BNksEtuI?si… #mhepe #risdmoves #risdbetheone #MHEgo4thegold

@CoachGore_PE I was wondering if you could send PDF file to my email: kennedy.cubo17@gmail.com madame..

Field Day station signs are ready! Description of the station is on the back to help Volunteers understand how to run the station. #PhysEd #FieldDay

@AdiVerb I'll cop right now. I'm trying surprise my coach with one

@DaRealKennedy I make them.✊🏾 coming to my site soon.

Proud coach Moment. #SpartanUp #SJSU

@Glen_Grove_PE Thank you

@DaRealKennedy Just sent!

4th: Day 1 basketball activity is Basketball Tabata! Partner up and work on those dribbling skills while ur partner exercises for 30 secs then switch. #elepme #physed

@MrCondranPE @MrKellysPETweet @CoachONeil2010 @CoachSladecekPE I love these examples. How do you do this with multiple classes a day and different grade bands 3-5th Grade? Especially with large class sizes..

Throwing Stations! 🦾 We’re having a “throwing carnival” 🎡 in #physed class. Stations in the video include: ▫️Pyramid Throw🔺 ▫️Flying Throw🪽 ▫️Shooting Stars💫 ▫️Ghostbusters👻 ▫️Sculpture Throwing👨‍🎨 ▫️Bucket Blasters🪣 Check out the comments for credit & descriptions…