Coaching Track & Field Set

As coach of a perennial NCAA-contender and having coached successfully at the high school level, Guthrie speaks from experience on what it takes to create a successful track program. Guthrie shares his advice on how to define and then successfully implement your coaching philosophy and involve your athletes and staff, school, and parents. Guthrie shares sound advice on how to create a first-class coaching staff. Throughout his coaching career, Guthrie has kept a concise record of what he does every week of the year to prepare for the upcoming track season. Guthrie shares this schedule of "must-do tasks" and also includes a helpful checklist of meet management ideas that will assist greatly when preparing for your next home meet. Finally, he provides suggestions for the difficult task of recruiting athletes to participate in track and his thoughts on how to keep the track program growing in a positive direction.

59 minutes. 2001. ISBN 1-56404-820-9.

Guthrie has taken all of the guesswork out of successful practice planning and reveals a plethora of ideas for track & field coaches of any level, at any size high school. He covers the following: Coaching staff event assignments (based on the number of possible assistants available), how to best utilize managers, periodization training ideas, important things to consider in your practice planning (seasonal, weekly, and daily considerations), a sample practice format, warm-up and cool down ideas, how to practice events if you do not have an indoor track, how to practice events if you do not have an outdoor track, ideas for rainy day practices, and motivational ideas. An excellent video for any coach interested in running more effective and productive practices!

59 minutes. 2001. ISBN 1-56404-821-7.