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August 22, 2012

Herriot: Building Team Camaraderie In Individual Sports

According to Chris Herriot, Head Boys Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), building team camaraderie in an individual sport like track and field can be a challenge. The coaching staff has adopted a very team-oriented way of selectin...


August 22, 2012

Herriot: Having The Resources To Host Big Meets

Chris Herriot, Head Boys Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about the importance of the athletic department in lending a helping hand to host big races....


August 22, 2012

Herriot: Managing A High Volume Of Athletes

Chris Herriot, Head Boys Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how his staff manages a high volume of athletes. The goal is to make sure every athlete on the team competes in at least one meet a week....


August 22, 2012

Herriot: Extra Assistants Give Attention Where It’s Needed

Chris Herriot, Head Boys Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), relies on the help of assistant coaches to make sure all team members receive attention....


August 22, 2012

Kostka: Success Comes Out Of Strong Coaching Staff

Steve Kostka, Head Girls Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how the strength of the school’s coaching staff has helped the overall success of the program....


August 22, 2012

Kostka: Developing A Program That’s ’Cool’ To Be In

Steve Kostka, Head Girls Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), explains how the school has succeeded in making the track program ‘cool’ to be in. That success has grown the girls track team to close to 200 members and the boys te...


August 22, 2012

Kostka: Agree On A Common Philosophy

Steve Kostka, Head Girls Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), shares how he came to the decision to define goals and create a common philosophy the staff and team shares....


August 22, 2012

Mike Mulrooney: Inspirational Words To Coach By

  Mike Mulrooney,Boys Cross Country Mike Mulrooney, Arrowhead’s boys cross country coach, says the following is one of his favorite motivational sayings: “Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, Ris...


August 22, 2012

Curt Kaczor: Taking Time To Run

  Curt Kaczor,Girls Cross Country   Coaching the cross country team isn’t as simple as telling everyone to run a five-mile loop for the day. Arrowhead girls coach Curt Kaczor, whose team won the Wisconsin state title last...


August 22, 2012

Kaczor: Newer Runners Get the Attention They Need

Curt Kaczor, Head Girls Cross Country Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how his coaching staff splits up responsibilities to ensure that newer runners get the attention they need early on....