Is Track & Field Dying in US? No, but It is Complicated
by Larry Eder
How often do we have to see this story? A BBC writer, wrote this piece about Is Track & Field a Dying Sport in US (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18083154)?
Summer Throws Camps: The John Godina World Throws Center
Demonstrating it's continuing efforts to grow Throwing and Track & Field in America the World Throws Center is proud to announce the John Godina Summer Throws Camps at BOTH Sac State in Sacramento, CA and Tiffin University, in Tiffin, Ohio.
This year's camp at Sac State will be held July 2th to July 6th and the Tiffin, Ohio camp will be held July 9th to July 13th.
Devers, O’Brien, Temple, Connolly Selected to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
DALLAS - Four track and field greats are among the 10 individuals and one team to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame presented by Allstate Class of 2012.
Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cooldown for Distance Runners
by Roy Stevenson
Distance runners need a solid warm-up to prepare physically and psychologically for their races and training sessions.
Freeman Returns to The Bowerman Women’s Watch List
Courtesy of USTFCCCA
NEW ORLEANS – Freshman Octavious Freeman of UCF returns to The Bowerman Women’s Watch List the award’s watch list committee announced on Thursday. Freeman returns to the grand list of ten vying for the top award in collegiate track & field after tallying some of the best performances in the world this year in the 100 and 200 meters. This is Freeman’s second appearance on the watch list this season.
The Bowerman Watch List Now Eyes Glover, Levins, McCullough
Courtesy of Tom Lewis, USTFCCCA
NEW ORLEANS – We are coming off the turn and heading down the homestretch of the 2012 collegiate track & field season. Outdoor conference and national championships are yet to be claimed, but the race for The Bowerman – the honor of top collegiate track & field athlete of the season – is heating up and still very much up for grabs.
USATF Foundation Releases $20,000 to Mark Springer Youth Travel Grant Program
The USA Track & Field Foundation has released $20,000 to support the Mark Springer Youth Travel Grant program, Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced today.
National Track & Field Hall of Famer Dr. LeRoy Walker Dies at 93
INDIANAPOLIS – Dr. LeRoy Walker, the first African-American Olympic coach of Team USA and first African-American President of the U.S. Olympic Committee, died Monday at the age of 93. Walker was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1983 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1987.
Focus-N-Fly Announces Performance Guarantee in Celebration of runcoach Rebrand, Enhanced Functionality
SAN MATEO, Calif. - (April 23, 2012) - Focus-N-Fly®, a leading provider of interactive training programs for runners of all levels, has announced an unprecedented performance guarantee for runners who use its improved and rebranded training program runcoach™ to train for The Wipro San Francisco Marathon taking place Sunday, July 29, 2012.
TurboJav: Making Javelin Throw Popular for School Programs
"Fresh and hot out of the box," as Tom Petranoff could say in his TurboJav commercial for the newly developed special javelin made mainly for trainings.
American Track & Field 2010 Running & Track Camp Resource Guide
Welcome to the digital version of American Track & Field's 2010 guide to U.S. running and track camps. Click the image below to read.
REVIEWS - Team Apparel 2010
Here’s our annual snapshot of apparel options for your cross country and track & field teams. There are technical fabrics available at a variety of price levels, and the options for personalizing the gear range from custom screenprinted graphics to the nearly infinite possibilities available with sublimation.
AMERICAN TRACK & FIELD Track Facilities Resource Guide
This publication is an example of how media should work with associations. As a former track coach at high school, community college, college and club level, and publisher of ATF for almost two decades, I was always curious as to what went into building the right track & field facility for your program.
