I am currently coaching at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD. I took the job in late August and have been working hard with our new GA Ray Shadowens to prepare for the coming track and field season. We have been working hard on recruiting because I believe that we can get things turned around here on the track side.
This summer was pretty hectic and I haven't really discussed track and field very much. In my next entry I will discuss my plans for our fall track program and discuss the resoning behind what I plan on doing. I don't claim that the system I present is fool proof. Rather every program should be molded and adapted to the athletes within the program. The most important thing that a coach can do is listen to their athletes. A great coach once told me when it comes to training "trust your gut and when in doubt rest 'em." True words.
It is difficult but important to remember that it is better to have athletest that are 10% undertrained than an athlete that is 1% overtrained. There is something to be said for the competitive nature of athletes.
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