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Coach Run Win
Coach Run Win
Category:
Sports/Recreation
Publisher: Morgan James
ISBN-10: 1631956132
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 214
Copyright: Jan 18,2022
ISBN-13: 9781631956133
Price: $16.95 (eBook)
A comprehensive guide to coaching high school cross country and developing championship level runners at all levels.
Coach, Run, Win is about many things. It is certainly about how to coach runners. It is definitely about running and how to excel at it. The winning part is about helping coaches, teams and individuals through developing positive attitudes and technical training data to accomplish their goals, whether they are winning state championships or improving from a walk to a shuffle to competing in a race for the first time.
Excerpt
When I began Coach, Run, Win, my original goal was to create a roadmap for coaches to navigate an entire high school cross-country season from start to finish. I believe this book does that in a comprehensive yet concise way. Yet the book has much more to offer than just a guide for coaches.
The first part of the book is focused on how to run fast. I provide details of training methods and workouts, which I used to help individuals and teams achieve nationwide success. These includes details on the workouts that one runner executed to become a California State champion. The information can be used by any runner, regardless of age, gender, or school affiliation. The advice about cross training, weightlifting, injury prevention, and the mental approaches to better racing are essential for success in running for everyone. I have provided several case studies outlining specific athletes to provide inspiration for all runners. These stories of athletes starting from non-running backgrounds, overcoming race-day anxiety, or facing the challenges of health conditions have universal appeal and application.
The second part of the book takes coaches through the details of the organization and implementation of a championship program for a school or organization. Subjects include: how to get potential runners to participate, how to organize parent and community support, and how to best work with school administrators. The challenges of establishing a summer program and executing an elite training camp are also addressed. The all-important end-of-season awards and banquets are deconstructed. Since most coaches—and many parents—have to be involved in designing and setting up race courses and managing races, I have a chapter on that too. I conclude with chapters on transitioning from cross country to track and field, as well as a chapter on virtual coaching. The chapter on virtual coaching has some helpful website resources listed.
Coach, Run, Win is about many things. It is certainly about how to coach runners. It is definitely about running and how to excel at it. The winning part is about helping coaches, teams, and individuals through developing positive attitudes and technical training data to accomplish their goals, whether they are winning state championships or improving from a walk to a shuffle to competing in a race for the first time.
ON YOUR MARKS, RUNNERS SET, GO!
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