Elite Youth 2008 Rankings Are Here!!

 The 2008 Rankings are in, The new season rankings are just beginning to come in, almost daily they will be changing and updating. Check it out and see where your youth athlete is. Below are a few pictures of a few of the latest  girl athletes  in  So Cal Region 15 and there current Top [...]

Why Is Hill Work So Important?

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Thanks to A Running Mom for this great picture! Ask Coach Henry My wife “TrackMom” Lorraine has asked me to answer a few questions she has received in the mail from  readers of the site. So here I am writing along with her now.  : )   Why is hill training good for sprinters ? [...]

Inspiration Friday…..”Track And Field the Greatest Sport In The World”

 The Greatest Track and Field Athletes in the World….and the list is growing. Maybe your “Youth Athlete” will be there one day…. Good Luck this weekend. Encourage your youth athletes to do their Best….  TrackMom                              My new fascination “The Javelin”

Expectation For Positive Results

                                                       Expect the Best As parents of athletic children we always want them to do their best. How do we bring out the best in a positive nurturing way? Academics as well as athletics should be a hand in hand proposition. They go together, not work separately. In both arenas we should expect the best. [...]

Dehydration Makes Excercise Induced Asthma Worse

                        Dehydration Makes Excercise Inducted Asthma Worse ScienceDaily  Seattle — If athletes from elite to novice needed yet another reason to drink plenty of fluids during exercise, a new study by University at Buffalo exercise scientists provides it. Their research shows that dehydration may induce bronchospasm even before exercise and make exercise-induced asthma worse. Results [...]