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Todd R. Ehlert MSEd., ATC, CSCS, CAFS, MAPS, USATF Level One
Geneseo Middle School Hammond Henry Hospital tehlert@geneseoschools.org
¨ Introduction ¨ History ¨ Philosophy ¨ What we do at GMS – Coaching Staff ¨ GMS Physical Education ¨ Video Analysis ¨ Highlight Videos ¨ Dress Up / Days ¨ IESA
¨ Started IESA 9 years ago
¨ Our success
¨ 5 State Trophies ¡ 2012 IESA 2A Cross Country State Champions ¡ 2013 IESA AA 7th Grade Track and Field Runner-Up ¡ 2014 IESA AA 7th Grade Track and Field 3rd Place ¡ 2014 IESA AA 8th Grade Track and Field Runner-Up ¡ 2014 IESA 3A Cross Country 4th Place
¨ More Successes ¨ 149 Medalist in Track and Field ¨ 7 Medalist in Cross Country
¨ 4 IESA AA Track and Field State Champions ¡ 2013 7th Grade Boys 110 Hurdles ¡ 2014 8th Grade Boys 110 Hurdles - Broke State Record ¡ 2015 8th Grade Boys 110 Hurdles ¡ 2016 7th Grade Girls 4x400 Meter Relay https://gcsdstaff.org/gmstrackandfield/?page_id=135
¨ Our Success is Trickling Up
¨ You are the Base.
¨ 2016 Class 2A State Runner-Up ¨ Geneseo High School Boys Track and Field
¨ We have many former athletes participating in college – They are not getting burnt out.
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¨ Every program needs to have a philosophy. ¡ Dream Big – You need to have goals ¡ Go All Out – If you train slow, you will be slow ¡ Attention to Detail – Video tape the kids
! Form, Form, Form ¡ Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable – Don’t listen
to the little man inside you ¡ Have Fun – If the kids are not having fun, what is the
point ¨ We are developing life long skills ¨ Running is not a punishment
¨ “Have Fun and Fresh Legs” ¡ Running form is more important than repetition ¡ Less is more (Quality, NOT Quantity) ¡ Have Fun – Most important
¨ Youth Coaches are the most important coaches a person will ever have. If you teach them improper form, it will be harder for later coaches to break the improper habits.
¨ Our number one goal is to make kids fast for all sports.
¨ We are making athletes. ¨ We are the base for all sports at the high school ¨ The more kids we have out, the more kids the
high school track programs will have out the following year.
¨ We lose kids to other sports as freshman, they come back to track as Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors and tell us they were not having fun.
¨ We let the kids do club sports during the
season. ¨ The kids do not get punished for missing meets
or practices. They are running and competing at their club sport.
¨ The parents know if their kids miss a meet or practice and someone does better, they have moved down the list.
¨ What is your job? ¨ CRO – Chief Reminding Officer
¨ Over Communicate ¡ Email ¡ Parent Letter ¡ Email Again ¡ Web Page Post ¡ Twitter ¡ Email Again
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¨ Everything has to be positive!!!!!!!! ¨ Principals of Positive Coaching - USATF
¡ Discover the calling ! Reflect on personal values and foundational beliefs ! Identify the goals and purposes of the sport experience ! Develop and shape coaching philosophy ! Adopt the role of the learner ! Choose to model and develop positive character
relentlessly
¨ Everything has to be positive!!!!!!!! ¨ Principals of Positive Coaching – USATF
¡ Build the Foundation ! Create and nurture each athlete’s feelings of self-worth
and self-esteem ! Promote and protect the priority of each athlete’s well-
being and happiness ! Develop and foster a sense of meaning and purpose ! Develop a healthy attitude toward competition ! Develop a desire to have fun
¨ Everything has to be positive!!!!!!!! ¨ Principals of Positive Coaching – USATF
¡ Cultivate Positive and Caring Relationships ! Develop a spirit of cooperation ! Communicate respectfully with those whom you lead,
just as you would wish to be communicated with by those who lead you
! Demonstrate and use positive constructive instruction ! Demonstrate and use active constructive responding ! Develop and model the regular sharing of gratitude
¨ Everything has to be positive!!!!!!!! ¨ Principals of Positive Coaching – USATF
¡ Inspire Passionate Hearts ! Develop the desire to strive wholeheartedly toward
personal excellence ! Identify and build on each athletes strengths ! Model, promote, and nurture positive emotions ! Develop the perspective of optimism as defining sport
culture ! Celebrate and savor experiences in and outside of sport
¨ Everything has to be positive!!!!!!!! ¨ Principals of Positive Coaching – USATF
¡ Produce and Achieve Optimal Performances ! Develop and model thinking right in sport ! Develop and model focus an self-control ! Develop and model the 7 C’s of success ! Develop and model mental toughness ! Develop and nurture an environment that supports
flow experiences
¨ Everything has to be positive!!!!!!!! ¨ Principals of Positive Coaching – USATF
¡ Empower Growth Mind-Sets ! Develop and model a positive approach to achieving
success; emphasizing engaging the process ! Emphasize that nothing of any real value is achieved
without quality practice ! Help athletes develop intrinsic motivation, internal
motivation, approach motivation, and positive motivation
! Develop personal autonomy, self-confidence, and self-determination in athletes by letting them make decisions for, about, and by themselves
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¨ Coaching Staff (We all work together) ¨ Track and Field
¡ 7 paid coaches ! 1 Boys Head Coach ! 1 Girls Head Coach ! 1 Hurdles Coach for Boys and Girls ! 1 Long/Triple Jump Coach for Boys and Girls ! 1 High Jump Coach for Boys and Girls ! 2 Shot and Discus Coaches for Boys and Girls
¨ Coaching Staff ¨ Cross Country
¡ 3 Paid Coaches ! 1 Head Boys Coach ! 1 Head Girls Coach ! 1 Assistant For Cross Country Program
¨ Track and Field ¡ 200 - 220 Boys and Girls
¨ Cross Country ¡ 60 – 70 Boys and Girls
¨ 7th and 8th grade students only. We do not allow 6th graders to participate in sports except for wrestling.
¨ How do we do it?
¨ Speaker system in gyms
¨ Bull horn – Outside
¨ Communication is key
¨ It took 3-5 years to get the organization
¨ Core Coaching staff has been the same for 5 years.
¨ Everyone is involved
¡ GMS Administration ¡ GMS Secretaries / Nurse ¡ GMS Staff ¡ Physical Education Staff ¡ GMS Students ¡ High School Coaches ¡ Boosters ¡ GMS Parents ¡ Community
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¨ Your school’s physical education program is a huge role in developing student athletes
¨ Encourage multi-sports. ¡ Soccer, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming ¡ Anything is better than nothing
¨ Goal – Prevention of Injuries ¨ Teach Proper Technique ¨ Everyone is an Athlete ¨ Variety of Exercises ¨ Have Fun
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¨ Number one goal is to prevent injuries ¨ Form, Form, Form ¨ Technique, Technique, Technique ¨ Prevention of Injuries ¨ You can not win, if you are hurt
¨ Middle School Practice Facilities ¡ 1 High Jump Area ¡ 1 Long Jump Area ¡ 1 Shot Ring ¡ 1 Discus Ring ¡ Hurdles in the grass ¡ 1 Mile Walk Jog Track to Train on ¡ Able to practice on high school track
**** High School and Middle School coaches and practices are separate. We practice on different parts of the track and at different times.
¨ High School Track ¨ Current Track
¡ 6 Lanes ¡ 3 Long Jump Runways ¡ 1 High Jump Area ¡ 1 Pole Vault Area ¡ Hurdles set up to run North or South ¡ 2 Shot Rings ¡ 2 Discus Rings
¨ High School Track ¨ Future Track (New Construction)
¡ 8 Lanes ¡ 4 Long Jump Runways ¡ 1 High Jump Area – Could be two areas ¡ 1 Pole Vault Area ¡ Hurdles set up to run North or South ¡ 2 Shot Rings ¡ 2 Discus Rings
¨ High School Indoor Facility ¡ 4 Lanes – 160 meter indoor track
! Horrible Surface
¨ Weight Room ¡ State of the art ¡ Lots of room
¨ Middle School Track does not get to use ¨ MS XC uses weight facilities when available
¨ Middle School Indoor Facilities ¡ Large Gym ¡ Small Gym – Multi-Purpose Room ¡ Hallways – 7th and 8th grade hallway makes a 175
meter loop. A great indoor track. ! Floor is not ideal.
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¨ You need to use video as much as you can.
¨ The kids need to see themselves.
¨ The truth hurts, but it works.
¨ Video everything!!!!!!!!
¨ How do you do it?
¨ Simple. Take video of athletes. ¨ Download it to IMovie or similar source.
¡ Ubersense or Technique
¨ Show kids video of themselves frame by frame.
¨ Go to IMovie
¨ Important points ¡ Knee Drive – High Knee Drive ¡ Arm Swings – Arms at 90 degrees
! Thumb 6 inches in front of face ! Swing arms back as fast as you can ! Thumb to pocket
¡ Foot Strike- Mid Foot ¡ Foot Strike is very important – If your heel hits first
you are slowing yourself down. ¡ Forward Lean ¡ Cycle Through
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¨ Core
¡ Can be done every day ¡ Stabilization ¡ 3 Dimensional
¨ Planks
¡ Front ¡ Side ¡ Bridge and Hold ¡ 3 Dimensional
¨ Core ¡ Med Ball Drills
¨ Traditional Core ¡ Limit amount of crunches
! Could injure intra-vertebral discs
¨ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmsphysicaleducation/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Core.pdf
¨ Strength ¡ Lower Body
! Squats 3 Dimensional
! Split Squats ! Lunges
Common Uncommon
! Traveling Lunge ! Step Ups
¨ 3 Dimensional
¨ Front Squats
¨ Back Squats
¨ Split Squats
¨ 3 Dimensional
¨ Walking Lunges
¨ Strength ¡ Upper Body
! Push ups ! Pull ups ! Rope Rows ! Overhead Press ! Upright Rows ! Bent Over Rows ! Triceps Push ups
¡ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmsphysicaleducation/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Strength1.pdf
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¨ 3 Dimensional ¨ Strength ¡ Explosion (Plyometrics)
! Jumping Jacks ! Mountain Climbers ! Burpees ! Box Jumps ! Squat Jumps
¨ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmsphysicaleducation/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Plyometrics1.pdf
¨ Hurricane Training
¨ Pyramid Training
¨ Track Workouts ¡ Event Specific
¨ Band Running ¨ Prowlers ¨ Towel Pushes ¨ Sleds ¨ Car Pushes
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¨ Strength ¡ Lower Body
! Squats ! Split Squats ! Backward Lunge ! Forward Lunge ! Traveling Lunge ! Step Ups
¨ Strength ¡ Upper Body
! Push ups ! Pull ups ! Rope Rows ! Overhead Press ! Upright Rows ! Bent Over Rows ! Triceps Push ups
¡ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmsphysicaleducation/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Strength1.pdf
¨ Strength ¡ Explosion (Plyometrics)
! Jumping Jacks ! Mountain Climbers ! Burpees ! Box Jumps ! Squat Jumps
¨ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmsphysicaleducation/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Plyometrics1.pdf
¨ Cool Down ¡ Static Stretching
! Hurdle Stretch ! Hamstring Stretch ! V-Sit ! Butterfly Stretch ! Spinal Twist ! Pretzel Stretch ! Hip Flexor Stretch ! Calf Stretch
¨ Band Stretching ¨ Foam Roll (Deep Tissue Massage)
¨ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmsphysicaleducation/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Static-Stretching-Post-Stretch.pdf
¨ Very important to talk to kids about nutrition ¨ Stay away from soda and carbonated drinks ¨ Educate the kids on proper nutrition ¨ Carbohydrates are a great thing
¡ 60% of Diet ¡ This is your energy
¨ Proteins 15% of diet – Important for recovery ¨ Fat 25 % of diet
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¨ Most Important Recruiting Tool We have
¨ GMS Track and Field ¨ https://gcsdstaff.org/gmstrackandfield/?
page_id=30
¨ GMS Cross Country ¨ http://gcsdstaff.org/ehlert/?page_id=24
¨ Examples ¡ “I Run For Me, I Race For the Team” ¡ “You Talk About Tradition, We Are Living It” ¡ “You Practice to Beat Us, We Practice to Stay the
Best” ¡ “Dream Big” with goals listed ¡ Our Philosophy on the Shirt ¡ “We Are Not Crazy, We Are Just Trying To Get to
Normal”
¨ We have a lot of dress up days ¨ Our kids do not know how much they are
doing at practice. ¨ They are more worried about what they look
like ¨ They are having fun.
¨ Examples
¡ Watermelon Day ¡ Nerd Day ¡ Oreo Day ¡ White Out ¡ Black Out ¡ Neon Day ¡ Pirates and Princess Day ¡ What ever you can think of
¨ Record Boards – Most of our records have been broken in the last 8 years. They were all from the 80’s and 90’s before that.
¨ https://gcsdstaff.org/gmstrackandfield/?page_id=76
¨ History
¨ http://gcsdstaff.org/ehlert/?page_id=82 ¨ https://gcsdstaff.org/gmstrackandfield/?
page_id=39
¨ https://www.iesa.org/
¨ Track and Field – 565 Schools ¡ 2 Classes
¨ Cross Country – 359 Schools ¡ 3 Classes
¨ Classes determined on your 7th and 8th grade enrollment from previous year
¨ No Multiplier
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¨ The IESA does not mess around ¨ The coaches and administrators are responsible for
knowing the rules. ¨ The IESA will sanction you. They have taken state
titles away
¨ Limitations for track ¡ You Can Not participate in 4x100 and 4x200 in the same
meet, all year long. Just not at state series. ¨ Academic Standards – No one can be failing a
class. 1 F = Ineligibility for the athlete
¨ Get involved ¨ Advisory Boards ¨ Host Sectionals
¨ Administration ¡ Steve Endsley – Executive Director
! Administrator for Cross Country ¡ Julie Cochran – Assistant Executive Director
! Administrator for Track and Field
¨ State Track Meet
¨ East Peoria – Eastside Center
¨ https://gcsdstaff.org/gmstrackandfield/?page_id=30 - 16:11
¨ Books ¡ Track and Field Coaching Essentials -USATF ¡ Core Performance Endurance – Mark Verstegan ¡ Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning – NSCA ¡ Advanced Sports Nutrition – Dan Benardot
¨ Recommended Strength and Conditioning Coaches ¡ Martin Rooney – Training for Warriors ¡ Bill Parisi – Parisi Speed School ¡ Mike Boyle – Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning ¡ Chris Doyle – University of Iowa ¡ Robert Dos Remedios – College of the Canyons ¡ Don Beebe – House of Speed ¡ John Davis – Hammond Henry Hospital
¨ Geneseo Middle School Physical Education ¡ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmsphysicaleducation/
¨ Geneseo Middle School Cross Country ¡ http://gcsdblogs.org/ehlert/
¨ Geneseo Middle School Track and Field ¡ http://gcsdblogs.org/gmstrackandfield/