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The Sunday Long Run: Progression, Intervals or Consistent Pace
Every good coach presents different effort levels to their athletes. Mixing up workouts can help build a different level fitness or...
Sean McCafferty
Jul 9, 20233 min read
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Pace Your Runs Properly
Coaches and athletes often struggle with paces during training. Moreover, it is important to cover many different effort levels and...
Sean McCafferty
Jul 7, 20233 min read
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5 Minutes with Coach Andrew Cusick
I spoke with Andrew Cusick. He is the throws coach at CBA. He also teaches English. He gives us a great perspective on coaching field...
Sean McCafferty
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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The Sunday Long Run: Improve as a Coach
Every coach needs to improve. There are many sources one can use. Some sources cost money, some are free and much of it is useful. ...
Sean McCafferty
Jul 2, 20233 min read
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Reinvent Yourself - A Tribute to Mike Brady's Wisdom
"Reinvent yourself." My college coach, Mike Brady, used this line at our team meeting in May. It was a great way to start summer...
Sean McCafferty
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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The Sunday Long Run: Prepping the Summer
For distance runners, summer is a time for foundation work. During these lazy months, runners can train with no interruptions. Summer...
Sean McCafferty
Jun 25, 20233 min read
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Trust Building - How a coach can develop trust.
I hate the term "buy in", so I am not going to use it. I am not in sales and no coach should be. What coaches give to athletes is not...
Sean McCafferty
May 3, 20234 min read
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Build Your Workouts Properly
Workouts are a crucial part of your season. Each workout needs to fit in with the season, weekly and daily plan to enhance adaptation. ...
Sean McCafferty
Apr 18, 20234 min read
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Coaches: A Training Plan Checklist
The weather is warming up and Spring meets are right around the corner. Most of you have written a training plan for your athletes but...
Sean McCafferty
Apr 6, 20235 min read
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Coaches: Don't Wait for Leadership, Build IT!
Let younger athlete run BIG meets to learn how to lead. I wrote this post a month ago, but never posted. During a Thursday night coaches...
Sean McCafferty
Mar 25, 20232 min read
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How to run a meet
I was part of a Twitter discussion about meet management in New Jersey. Many of the meets we run in NJ are poorly organized, cattle...
Sean McCafferty
Feb 11, 20233 min read
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Coaches: Thoughts for a Great Meet Day
Meet day can be incredibly stressful for coaches and athletes. I try to eliminate the unwanted stress with a few easy tasks. If a coach...
Sean McCafferty
Jan 21, 20233 min read
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Boulder Running Clinics: Top 10 Takeaways
Boulder, Colorado - I spent the weekend of January 12th-15th at Jay Johnson's Boulder Running Clinics. I had the pleasure of giving two...
Sean McCafferty
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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Match Team Culture with School and Community
Good athletic programs are a perfect match with the school and community they represent. The best athletic programs help drive the...
Sean McCafferty
Jan 8, 20234 min read
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New Year Workout
Photo: TSPImages Lincroft, NJ - My team had their first workout of the year on Tuesday, January 3rd. For some background, my team gets a...
Sean McCafferty
Jan 4, 20231 min read
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A Wrap on Track And Field/XC of 2022
Jacob Ingebrigsten was a 2022 highlight. Photo: Getty Images 2022 is a return to normal in many ways for track and field. The year...
Sean McCafferty
Jan 1, 20233 min read
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Coaches: A Winter Break Checklist
Winter break is a great time to regroup after a long cross country season. The many months and long hours coaches spend preparing...
Sean McCafferty
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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