Elitetrack: Sport Training & Conditioning

These come to my mind right away.
You know you are a high school track coach when�?�

�?� Your best athlete chooses to play club basketball to �??get exposed�?� or work on his skills instead of speed, strength, and explosion.
�?� Your outside in the winter running on a small hill in the dead of winter because your administration has chosen to build a 4th basketball gym instead of a field house.
�?� You drive around the school looking at the small hills and wondering if they are not steep enough or too steep to sprint on.
�?� Your wife is talking to you and all you can think about is how to fix your athletes second phase in triple jump.
�?� You visit Home Depot for a household product and walk away with two small pieces of wood and a hinge to make a starting sound.
�?� You will take athletes from other sports knowing that they are there for their �??main�?� sport to get (faster, stronger, explosive) hoping you can hook them.
�?� You know more acronyms than most doctors.  GPP, SPP, SE, SPE, WU, OHBT, etc.

When one of the middle runners on your 4X100 team comes to you at the end of practice the day before the meet and says, "Oh, by the way, I can't come tomorrow."

When your athletes think its ok to warmup in their singlet and shorts
When you athletes come to practice wearing shorts in 40 degree weather and wants to take off their shirt when its 50
When your athlete wears shorts over their spandex

I actually still see this shyt as a college coach.

QUIKAZHELL - 05 April 2007 06:30 PM

When your athletes think its ok to warmup in their singlet and shorts
When you athletes come to practice wearing shorts in 40 degree weather and wants to take off their shirt when its 50
When your athlete wears shorts over their spandex

I actually still see this shyt as a college coach.

i think u r talking about me. lol

QUIKAZHELL - 05 April 2007 06:30 PM

When your athlete wears shorts over their spandex

haha, i believe this is more an individuals self-confidence issue then a high school trait, but your right, unless they are a well imbued/gifted individual, many high school kids keep to this fashion taste

... when your athletes comes from the concession stand at a meet with french fries and soda and is scheduled to run in twenty minutes.   "Coach, I'll be fine" :o

... when the school play takes precedence over track practices

... when your best athlete is also the school's best baseball player

... when your coaching salary barely covers the amount of gas money you've used getting to practices

...when you get to the weight room 20 minutes after your team and all of your boys are doing bicept curls even though you told them not to and all of your girls are talking to the football players and have completely forgotten what the workout is.

... when your athletes comes from the concession stand at a meet with french fries and soda and is scheduled to run in twenty minutes.   "Coach, I'll be fine" Shocked

... when the school play takes precedence over track practices

... when your best athlete is also the school's best baseball player

... when your coaching salary barely covers the amount of gas money you've used getting to practices

haha wow is this right on with what i'm going through

.......your ld guys make fun of your sprinters because they think its too cold out

.......you have someone asking you every 5 minutes "when do i run?"

I had to jump on here and add this after my practice today:

You know you're a high school track coach when your best hurdler skips practice after a long Easter weekend off to go to sit in the cold, snowy baseball opening of the Pirates!!!
Come on, are you kidding me? The PIRATES  :flaming:

Your best pole vaulter wins the state meet with a school record 12'6"....and it's a guy.

For a whole week hardly anybody comes to practice because its "midterms" or "finals week" and you can't punish them for not comming.

Your weight training regimen consists of locking 20 kids in a weight room and not returning for 60 minutes.