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Day 6 - Long and Triple Season Plans
Today the athletes started out with timed sprints and general sprint technique work. The sprint plans this year are more focused on...
Coach Ewing
Mar 12, 20182 min read


Day 5 - Long and Triple Season Plans
Week 1 is officially in the books; and what a week it was! We have roughly 270 total athletes on our team, and our experiences this past...
Coach Ewing
Mar 9, 20182 min read


Day 4 - Long and Triple Season Plans
Today was an extremely busy day. Not only did we have our normal after school practice, but also had an optional morning practice that...
Coach Ewing
Mar 8, 20183 min read


Day 3 - Long and Triple Season Plans
Today was all about plyometrics and the long jump takeoff. The athletes started their day with our dynamic warm up which was followed by...
Coach Ewing
Mar 7, 20182 min read


Day 2 - Long and Triple Season Plans
We started practice today by holding our first triple jump session. To prepare for the session I rolled out two large foam "runways"...
Coach Ewing
Mar 6, 20183 min read


Day 1 - Long and Triple Season Plans
Today was solely about getting our athletes prepared for the upcoming season (all 220+). We spent the first part of practice going over...
Coach Ewing
Mar 5, 20182 min read


Post Meet/Game Playlist
You´ve just hosted a successful track and field meet - now what? Here´s the perfect post meet playlist to send all competitors on their...
Coach Ewing
Feb 22, 20182 min read


Pre Meet/Game Playlist
Hosting a big track meet/game? I´ve got the perfect playlist to get athletes and spectators pumped! 1.) I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed...
Coach Ewing
Feb 21, 20182 min read


SERIOUSLY track coaches?!?!?
The other day I was messaging an athlete that I coached at one of my clinics awhile back. He is currently in college and is...
Coach Ewing
Feb 21, 20183 min read


Why not track and field?
Too often, I am reminded how unimportant track and field truly is in the eyes of sport fans. Not only that, the sport is greatly...
Coach Ewing
Feb 20, 20184 min read


Is it OK to be "friends" with an athlete?
Too often I feel coaches don't know how to properly answer/approach this question. The idea of being "friends" can seem like the right...
Coach Ewing
Feb 15, 20184 min read


Want success? Make sure your team looks at one another as a family FIRST - Part 1
A few years ago when the Ohio State Buckeye football team won the national championship their coach Urban Meyer said something that...
Coach Ewing
Feb 6, 20182 min read


Never specialize in one sport!
Many years ago a coach wrote a book that theorized that if an athlete ever hopes to be seen as an expert they must spend a minimum of...
Coach Ewing
Sep 26, 20172 min read


Resources
In any sport there seem to be limitless resources for those that seek them out. Unfortunately though, many simply believe those...
Coach Ewing
Sep 24, 20171 min read


The proper offseason
Recently I competed in a Tough Mudder with my wife and a number of our friends. At the event there were a number of colorful and...
Coach Ewing
Sep 10, 20172 min read


Visualization Part 2
Now that you've studied your chosen sport/event it's time to put what you've learned to good use! There are two kinds of visualization...
Coach Ewing
Sep 10, 20172 min read


Visualization Part 1
Recently I was emailing an athlete that is experiencing shin splints and I tried hard to help him understand that his situation isn't as...
Coach Ewing
Aug 28, 20172 min read
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