Category Archives: Coaching

What’s Reasonable vs. What’s Possible

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jon Waldron

Photo: Brian Jenkins for the Burlington Free Press While Tyler was running his marathon in Vermont, I was four hours away sitting comfortably in a coffee shop in Concord, waiting for updates via text message. I had signed up for … Continue reading →

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The Coach as Teacher

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Jon Waldron

The last remnants of the sunset were fading from the sky as I drove South on the Maine Turnpike Saturday evening. It had been a long day at the end of a long track season, and I was at the … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Did I Say That?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Jon Waldron

[Originally published May 13, 2008] If the key to good coaching is good communication, I think I might be in trouble. It’s not that I don’t communicate, it’s that I seem to communicate much more than I actually mean.

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Running the 4×400 Relay

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Jon Waldron

One thing I know about high school track and field is that no matter how small your team, no matter how weak and infirm it might appear compared to the Brocktons and Newton Norths of the world, you can always … Continue reading →

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Talent and Training

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Jon Waldron

The photos above, which Tyler posted on his Facebook page the other day, are — in their own way — a challenge to a whole worldview about talent and training. One can gaze upon them with much the same feeling … Continue reading →

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At the Clinic

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Jon Waldron

On Friday and Saturday, I attended the annual Track and Field clinic hosted by the Mass. Scholastic Track Coaches Association (MSTCA). I attend this clinic every year, and find it a useful way to learn more about events in which … Continue reading →

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Watching Them Play

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Jon Waldron

At Concord Academy (where I coach), the academic calendar mandates that spring sports start in February with two weeks of preseason, followed by two weeks off for school break, followed a restart at the end of March. I’ve just survived … Continue reading →

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What a Coach Wants

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Jon Waldron

“My intention was what every coach wants—to advocate for my athlete. It was a physical race and when I saw the contact and the flag go up, I filed a protest.” – Alberto Salazar When the Wall Street Journal spends … Continue reading →

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