t-and-f: Fwd: Assistant Coach Opening
In a message dated 7/26/01 3:08:55 AM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Please forward to any interested parties. Thanks. SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY is seeking a part-time (up to half-time) assistant coach for its combined men's and women's track and field program for the upcoming 2001-02 school year. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for this position include the ability to coach competitive intercollegiate athletes in one or more of the following event areas: sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, pole vault and/or multi-events. Competitive experience at the intercollegiate level or beyond, and a bachelor's degree are preferred, but are not absolutely necessary. An advanced degree and/or USATF Level I, II or III coaching certification are, of course, a plus. DUTIES of the position will include planning and overseeing the day-to-day training and development of student-athletes in one or more of the above-mentioned event areas. Some additional duties may be assigned by the head coach depending upon the strengths, experience, and outside schedule of the successful candidate. SALARY for this position is negotiable and will depend upon qualifications and experience. This position is part-time, but the salary is very competitive. SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY is a small, Catholic, liberal arts institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. We are a NCAA Division 1 member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). We run a comprehensive, broad-based track and field/cross country program and we currently have approximately 50 men and 60 women on our rosters. Current staff include a full-time head coach, a graduate assistant coach, and two other part-time assistant coaches. INTERESTED PERSONS should respond by e-mail, or call our office as soon as possible. Christian Morrison Head Coach Track Field/Cross Country Sacred Heart University 5151 Park Ave. Fairfield, CT 06432-1000 Phone: (203) 365-7618 Fax: (203) 365-7696 or 371-7889 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please forward to any interested parties. Thanks. SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY is seeking a part-time (up to half-time) assistant coach for its combined men's and women's track and field program for the upcoming 2001-02 school year. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for this position include the ability to coach competitive intercollegiate athletes in one or more of the following event areas: sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, pole vault and/or multi-events. Competitive experience at the intercollegiate level or beyond, and a bachelor's degree are preferred, but are not absolutely necessary. An advanced degree and/or USATF Level I, II or III coaching certification are, of course, a plus. DUTIES of the position will include planning and overseeing the day-to-day training and development of student-athletes in one or more of the above-mentioned event areas. Some additional duties may be assigned by the head coach depending upon the strengths, experience, and outside schedule of the successful candidate. SALARY for this position is negotiable and will depend upon qualifications and experience. This position is part-time, but the salary is very competitive. SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY is a small, Catholic, liberal arts institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. We are a NCAA Division 1 member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). We run a comprehensive, broad-based track and field/cross country program and we currently have approximately 50 men and 60 women on our rosters. Current staff include a full-time head coach, a graduate assistant coach, and two other part-time assistant coaches. INTERESTED PERSONS should respond by e-mail, or call our office as soon as possible. Christian Morrison Head Coach Track Field/Cross Country Sacred Heart University 5151 Park Ave. Fairfield, CT 06432-1000 Phone: (203) 365-7618 Fax: (203) 365-7696 or 371-7889 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: t-and-f: Junior qualifying
Andy, I am a high school coach and I am not at all offended by Wayne's comments. I do pay attention to the sport outside of my conference and my kids do reach a somewhat high level of performance. I think that one of the reasons I am successful is because so few coaches pay attention or ask their kids to perform at a high level. A great many of high schools I compete against are either coached by someone who the AD just found and will only be there for 2 or 3 years or by a person who claims they don't have any talent in their school. Now there is some awefully fine coaching going on at the high school level and the athletes that are running 4:15 for the 1600 or 10.5 for the 100 usually have some good coaching. But when I see a high school with no one under 5:30 or no one that can run under 12.5, I question the coaching. I do not claim to be a great coach, but I do try to educate myself about unfamiliar events and opportunities for my athletes to expand their horizons. But year after year, when I tell other coaches about clinics or good meets outside of the area and they make up excuses, I feel sorry for their athletes. There are many coaches that do everything they can, but I wonder how many great athletes are squating 400lbs and benching 280lb that only throw the shot 40ft. Our sport isn't losing the athletes to soccer or lacross. We are losing them to ourselves. Marty Ogden In a message dated 7/19/01 9:07:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: my experience that most high school coaches are oblivious to anything that occurs outside the high school framework or even outside their own conference. I wonder if half of them even know there is such an organization as USATF, let alone know that USATF is responsible for selecting international youth teams. In addition, most seem to have no knowledge of or interest in the sport at the national or international level This is the MOST asinine statement ever made on this LISTSERV. And that's saying a mouthful, to anyone who's been on it for longer than a month. Do you really think high school coaches are just a bunch of dumb-***ed know-nothingings just fumbling though the season? Open up Jack Shepard's HS Annual and look at what HS coaches are doing with the talent in the USA. I used to think you had something to contribute to this list. If this is the depth of your insight in what's happening in our sport I guess you're other instant delete candidate. Please reread your written thoughts before hitting Send Now. Save everyone from wallowing in the shallow end of the pool. Andy Ferrara HS Track Team Power Ratings www.hstrack.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eisenhower HS Houston, TX --- Headers Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from rly-xa04.mx.aol.com (rly-xa04.mail In a message dated 7/19/01 9:07:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: my experience that most high school coaches are oblivious to anything that occurs outside the high school framework or even outside their own conference. I wonder if half of them even know there is such an organization as USATF, let alone know that USATF is responsible for selecting international youth teams. In addition, most seem to have no knowledge of or interest in the sport at the national or international level This is the MOST asinine statement ever made on this LISTSERV. And that's saying a mouthful, to anyone who's been on it for longer than a month. Do you really think high school coaches are just a bunch of dumb-***ed know-nothingings just fumbling though the season? Open up Jack Shepard's HS Annual and look at what HS coaches are doing with the talent in the USA. I used to think you had something to contribute to this list. If this is the depth of your insight in what's happening in our sport I guess you're other instant delete candidate. Please reread your written thoughts before hitting Send Now. Save everyone from wallowing in the shallow end of the pool. Andy Ferrara HS Track Team Power Ratings www.hstrack.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eisenhower HS Houston, TX
t-and-f: Webb could be the one
Listers, I have been reading Ed Grant's posts about lack of coverage for track in NJ and I have to tell you it is the same thing here in CT. My local paper will usually only put a 3 inch column for any track news and even the local track stuff is sometimes a day late. But I just read the AP article about Webb's heat at Nationals by Bert Rosenthal in todays paper. Besides making the cover of the NY Times, getting an article in Sports Ilustrated and making the rounds on many TV talk, I have heard many non track fans talk about him. I hope Alan doesn't read this because I don't want to put unwanted pressure on him, but he could be the one athlete that could bring track back in the minds of everyday Americans. We've always had our sprinters, but we need an American distance runner out there if we want to get Joe Public's attention. Just look at the make up of this list. There is probably more written about distance running than any other event. Track was big in America when we had Prefontaine, then Scott, then Rodgers and Shorter. If Webb and Ritzenheim are able to live up their potential, we might have found our people that can sell the sport. Tiger did it for golf, Jordon for basketball and Gretsky did it for hockey. Hopefully as these young men mature and reach their potential, track and field will take its place as one of the more popular sports in American again. M.O.
Fwd: t-and-f: Medleys
The thing I like about medley relays is that many teams do not have 4 good 800m runners or 100m runners and often have to take people from other events to make a team. But many teams can get a decent 800 runner and a pretty good 400 runner and find two other sprinters to fill in the other legs. In our state meets often a team can come out of nowhere to win the SMR. As for the South Lake's record just being another of Webb's records, that is not true. Just make a comment like that to Alan after he broke 4 for a 1600m and lost at Penn Relays to a team from Ireland. It took his 3 teammate to put him in position to to pull off the victory at National Scholastics. Congratulations to South Lakes... what an awesome team. Marty Ogden To have 4 guys who can run 50.?, 1:56, 3:03 and 3:59 is insane. That's a decent collegiate team. Corey, no offense, but I don't think your earlier post made any sense. The great thing about a dmr is that you take 4 mid distance guys and stretch them out to see how strong or how fast they really are. It makes perfect sense to me... I think its the best relay on the track. M From: Steve Grathwohl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Steve Grathwohl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: Medleys Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 19:08:10 -0400 At 02:30 PM 6/19/01 -0500, Beard, Cory wrote: If someone loves medleys, please tell me why. Maybe even a little history would be nice. If we have medleys just so we can run another relay (or let milers run in something more interesting than a 4xmile), why not do a 4x600 or 4x1200? Well, I love the medleys, and, in a sense, I couldn't care less whether you do; but I do know that my HS team didn't have 4 half milers for a 4X880; nor did it have 4 milers. Come to think of it, we didn't even have 4 quarter men, because I (a miler) had to run the mile relay. But we fielded a sprint medley team that set a record at the Queen City Relays in Charlotte, NC that stood for 15 years or thereabouts. Maybe that's why I love medleys. Steve -- Steve Grathwohl *[EMAIL PROTECTED] The older I get, the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology. --H.L. Mencken _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
t-and-f: half-joking thought about Webb's coach.
Does anyone know anything about Webb's coach? Where did he run, how good was he, has he gotten lucky the past few years or has he produced good runners other from other years? Obviously South Lakes is a very good HS program is they have another kid that can do 3:00 for 1200m. That poor kid is a good runner in his own right and no one even knows his name. I thought he was a young coach. Is he the next Pat Tyson or Joe Newtown? Marty O. In a message dated 01-05-30 12:30:48 EDT, you write: I think a lot of times what turns a great high school runner into an afterthought is the change in coach in college. If I was a college coach and Webb was coming to me I'd be asking Webb's high school coach for a little help now and then, just so I don't screw things up. Find out what Webb has been doing and keep doing it. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.
t-and-f: Fwd: Marty O's question on Webb's coach.
Dave, Thanks for sticking up for me. I am sorry if people thought I was saying you had to be a good runner to be a good coach. But as I explained to Joe, I have coached a 4:16 miler among many other future DI runners and I was not what anyone in our sport would call a good runner. (I hold my own against the joggers in the local roadraces but that is it). I am a student of the sport and I still consider myself a young coach. But when I see someone younger than me produce someone who has steadily impoved over the past few years to such great results, I am interested in his background. I have a great deal of respect for Coach Raczko and would just like to learn more about him and how someone so young can do such great coaching. Marty Ogden Danbury Track In a message dated 01-05-30 22:20:12 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Aw, c'mon guys. Marty asks some legitimate questions at the end of his e-mail - and so far he's received 3 responses - all of which are slamming him because he asks where did he run? amongst his other questions without going farther. Let's look at it (Marty's questions enumerated): 1. Does anyone know anything about Webb's coach? -- pretty open-ended. 2. Where did he run? -- OK, you guys are rippin' on him here - then stopping. 3. How good was he? -- same as above 4. Has he gotten lucky the past few years or has he produced good runners from other years? -- legitimate coaching question 5. Is he the next Pat Tyson or Joe Newton? -- legitimate coaching question It seems to me it would be more productive for someone to speak up and answer the questions - rather than just question the validity of them. I don't know much about Raczko. He organizes the Northern Virginia Track Club. I know South Lakes' track team was 4th in the state last spring, and 7th in the state XC meet last fall. In 1999, they were 8th in regionals for XC - which is their semi-final. They have about 25 boys on their XC team, and are a big school. FWIW, Joe Newton has phenomenal turnouts - finishing with 80+ runners each year. Also, in case anyone cares, Newton was a sprinter in college. His times sounded good to me - they wouldn't be great by today's standards - but Newton is about 72 years old - so I try to put it in context of 50 years ago. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know anything about Webb's coach? Where did he run, how good was he, has he gotten lucky the past few years or has he produced good runners other from other years? Obviously South Lakes is a very good HS program is they have another kid that can do 3:00 for 1200m. That poor kid is a good runner in his own right and no one even knows his name. I thought he was a young coach. Is he the next Pat Tyson or Joe Newtown? Marty O. In a message dated 01-05-30 12:30:48 EDT, you write: I think a lot of times what turns a great high school runner into an afterthought is the change in coach in college. If I was a college coach and Webb was coming to me I'd be asking Webb's high school coach for a little help now and then, just so I don't screw things up. Find out what Webb has been doing and keep doing it. If it isn't broke, don't fix it. = Dave Cameron [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ /XMP --- Headers Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from rly-ye03.mx.aol.com (rly-ye03.mail.aol.com [172.18.151.200]) by air-ye03.mail.aol.com (v77_r1.37) with ESMTP; Wed, 30 May 2001 22:20:11 -0400 Received: from web4502.mail.yahoo.com (web4502.mail.yahoo.com [216.115.105.63]) by rly-ye03.mx.aol.com (v77_r1.36) with ESMTP; Wed, 30 May 2001 22:19:45 -0400 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from [207.244.209.2] by web4502.mail.yahoo.com; Wed, 30 May 2001 19:19:43 PDT Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 19:19:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Cameron [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Marty O's question on Webb's coach. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Aw, c'mon guys. Marty asks some legitimate questions at the end of his e-mail - and so far he's received 3 responses - all of which are slamming him because he asks where did he run? amongst his other questions without going farther. Let's look at it (Marty's questions enumerated): 1. Does anyone know anything about Webb's coach? -- pretty open-ended. 2. Where did he run? -- OK, you guys are rippin' on him here - then stopping. 3. How good was he? -- same as above 4. Has
Re: t-and-f: Short/Long course cross country
In a message dated 01-02-16 15:01:38 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If they can't run the mile, they shouldn't be on the track. There is more to cross country than a long race on bumpy ground! John Actually there isn't much more to cross country than one long race on some bumpy ground, that is the beauty of it. It is one race, winner take all. That person doesn't share the spot light with anyone. It is survivor of the fittest at its finest. There is no more simple sport in the world. Just set a course and beat the next guy to the finish line. There is no other level of cross country in the world where the best people get to choose from 2 different races. There might be some youth or JV races, but that doesn't count because they aren't the best. I say let all the best runners go to one starting line and find out who is the best runner. Marty Ogden Danbury Track Coach
Re: t-and-f: how far the women's vault has come
Listers, It amazes me that while the women's pole vault is becoming one of the most popular events in track and field, many state associations (including Connecticut) do not include it in their schedule of events. For anyone in the northeast who is interested in the girl's pv, there will be a clinic at Yale's Cox Cage on January 28th. I have include information below for anyone interested. Maybe some day some good looking women will start race walking and people will be dying to watch that event too. Marty Ogden Danbury High Track 1st Connecticut Women's Pole Vault Clinic Place: Yale University Coxe Cage Date: Sunday, January 28th, 2001 Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm Cost: Complimentary to athletes $5.00/adult Key Presenter: Dave Nielsen Coach of the Women's World Record Holder and Olympic Gold Medalist, Stacey Dragila. You are cordially invited to join us in being a "PIONEER" in Connecticut The Clinic will offer: SAFETY PRESENTATION COMPONENTS OF THE POLE VAULT DEMONSTRATION OF THE POLE VAULT OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE DESCRIBED Q/A AND AUTOGRAPH SESSION FREE GIVE-AWAY PRIZES AND DRAWING THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND LET THE WOMEN VAULT! All athletes (women and men) interested in the pole vault are welcome. Contact one of the individuals listed below to reserve a place at the clinic to help the organizers in planning for your attendance. Please let the organizers know your name, how many will attend and how to contact you in case of inclement weather. Scott Williams (203)-743-5542 X5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Richard DeStefano USA T F (203)-785-4934 [EMAIL PROTECTED] CT USATF Education Chairperson Sara Williams (203)-743-5542 X7 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: t-and-f: 110mH - Stagnant event?
I remember seeing in a picture of the 1976 Olympic 1500 final where 5 or 6 women finished within a couple tenths a second of each other. The pictute I saw showed a very tight race. Marty Ogden
