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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....


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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....


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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....


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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....


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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...


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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....


July 25, 2012

Twitter Comment Costs Greek Athlete Spot in Olympics

By Mary Pilon&&codeblock4&&http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/sports/olympics/twitter-comment-costs-greek-athlete-spot-in-olympics.htmlLONDON — A triple jump athlete was removed from Greece’s Olympic team Wednesday for post...


June 30, 2010

Giving ‘non-core’ sports the attention they deserve

In the never-ending struggle for athletic directors to be all things to every sport, one of the major hurdles you face on a daily basis is providing enough support, encouragement, time and attention to your “non-core” sports. While football, b...